Well, the cupcakes turned out okay after all. After the train wreck, I was able to salvage some, and the rest I just scraped off the frosting and re-frosted them.
I figured, since I couldn't even make it across the room with the cupcakes, how on earth was I going to make it across the street to Andrew's school?! So, it was back to the original idea of putting each one in a plastic cup with M&Ms in the bottom for stability. I wish I could take the credit for this ingenious idea, but like most great ideas, I found it on the Internet.
All 23 cupcakes (we did have one casualty) made it safely to Andrew's classroom yesterday. They were a big hit!
Earlier in the week, I made this chocolate bundt cake with chocolate ganache and raspberries for Bryan's Sunday School meeting. (P.S. Take a look at the little beauties next to the cake - glass snack sets from the 1950's that I found at a thrift store this week for $0.50 a piece! They are so pretty! I only have three sets, but I am planning on stalking the thrift stores and Craigslist for more. I absolutely love them!)
On to Hannah's Birthday cake! I probably went a little overboard on this one, but I am just enjoying all the girliness so much; I wanted lots of pink, and hearts, and ribbons! Besides, a girl only turns ONE once! And NO, a powdered sugar tornado did NOT blow through my kitchen. Why do you ask? I don't think it is possible for me to bake anything without making a colossal mess!
Here's the two chocolate cake tiers with their pretty pink fondant. (Don't look too closely! This was only my second fondant cake, so please ignore the boo-boos!) My Mom and Dad gave me cake and fondant tools for my birthday this year. Thanks so much!
Adding the fondant "ribbons." 
Me, putting the fondant bow together! (Thanks for the way cute apron, Nancy! I love it!)
Ta-Dah! The finished cake! I hope the birthday girl likes it!
12 comments:
The cake is perfect! Good Job!
Very girlie. The fondant bow is the best! Hannah being only one may not think much about the cake, but someday she will look back and love it. You had a fun few days with your mixer, cake mix's, fondant, and frosting. Oh by the way, I love the cake stand! A birthday presant to you, and I love your apron, we really need to wear those things all the time!
Love you, please give the birthday girl a big kiss for me.
Oh and I love the snack sets! Snack sets and aprons-love love love!
The cake is AWESOME!! Very impressive! I love the cake stand too. Where did you get it?
Thanks, Sara! I got the cake stand from Marshalls on Chagrin - 12.99! I "had" to buy a new cake stand when I realized that the cake was too big for the stand we made at Enrichment night. Ü Bummer, huh? Ü I LOVE cake stands!
summer....love love love the cupcakes (i'm glad you saved them!) and love the cakes! you're making me want to bake some more, which is bad, as i feel like that's all i've been doing for the past few days.....but they look so yummy! Anyway.....great job, hope everything was as yummy as it looks! (i'm sure it was) :)
Summer! You are so stinking creative. I think that's why I didn't get any of those creative genes; you took them all! Remember when you first got married and we would joke about you being domestically challenged? I think you have overcome that. You are a domestic goddess!! I love you and miss you!
YOU ROCK!!! I love all your beautiful treats sister! You need to make like a blog just for your treats! You should start a business! You would be one of those fun cake blogs! Like Bakerella! I can't get over how cute this cake is summer! Good Job!!
I seriously can't stop looking at this cake Summer! It is so cute. I showed everyone at my work and they love it! When they first saw it they asked "Does she do that for a living?" :D You are so good!
You are so talented! I need lessons. Glad you were able to save the cupcakes after all.
When I was in elementary, I used to jumo for joy when kids brought the ice cream cone cupcakes. They are so yummy and yours look delicious. Im glad you were able to save them
Happy Birthday to adorable Hannah! The cake is amazing! You do great work!
That is so beautiful! I can't believe you know how to do all of that. You are so talented!
That is the most outstanding amazing first birthday cake in the history of the world!! I absolutely love it!!
I love the ice cream cone cupcakes too! You are so creative and smart!!
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