cake decorating birthday

yesterday was my niece's 7th birthday

a cake decorating party

she was very specific

about the cake

white

one layer

vanilla frosting

with

rainbows

sprinkles

and

chef hats

 

 (i took a bit of artistic license and made clouds out of the fondant chef hats)

for the cakes to decorate

hot pink fondant

and

lots of candy

some of the candy made it onto the cakes

but mostly it was being "taste-tested"

it was unanimous

fun party

decidedly

not "christmasy"

which was all part of the plan

happy birthday

sweet isabella

a piece of cake

just a little respite

from my normal blogging

to show you

the cake i made

for my nephew's 3rd birthday

hubster helped with the car

being a nascar fan he had important insight

the birthday boy

the big sister

and various cousins

helped with the decorating

which means 

it isn't perfect

but it was

perfectly fun

and it turned

a simple piece of cake

into

a fabulous memory

my favorite being

the 

buttercream mustache competition

what a hoot

9 children

from age 3 to 18

can be

Happy Birthday Ben!

madeline cloak project

i am working on a few things for a school auction

it is that time of year!

in the past i have donated cooking classes and dinner parties

but frankly

i am so busy

and 

coordinating schedules

has become tedious

so this year i switched it up a bit

and i am donating the fixins

for a 

madeline birthday party

i'm not going to lie

i was inspired by a kate landers party

that has been flying around the blogosphere

essentially,

what i am doing 

is providing all the things a

very hip and classy parent

(wink, wink)

would want and need

for their small child's party

and one of those things

actually i made 8 of them

is a madeline cloak

(fully lined, mind you)

i am not a seamstress

so this has been a bit of a challenge

but i have to say

i am 

in love with them

so cute

can't you just imagine

eight little girls

in two straight lines

more to come, i am sure