You Can't Always Get What you Want...

This cake was a comedy of errors. Almost every design detail was created to mask a mistake. This was the first time I drew and colored my design out. My design was out the window when on my 4th attempt to cover the bottom tier with my homemade chocolate fondant, I realized that I needed to move on, rethink and keep going.

Chocolate fondant in the garbage. Plan B in effect. ( only problem was I hadn't made a plan B ) I do believe that by the time I finished the cake I was probably at Plan E. Plan F would have been failure and that was not an option.

Life lesson learned here could be summed up in the lyrics of a Rolling Stones song,
  " You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you need"

In this case what I needed was a beautiful cake for my lovely stepmother's Sweet 16 /64th birthday, (Leap Year baby)  and that is what I got.

Side note : I've employed the above lyrics many times as a parenting tool. My boys are never impressed, particularly when I sing them .

Pug Cake

Let me introduce you to Sullivan

Vanilla Cake filled with Chocolate Buttercream

Topsy Turvy Zebra Cake

This is a cake of firsts. My first time doing zebra stripes as well as the topsy turvy aspect.

As with every cake , I learned alot. I will definitely exaggerate the angles more next time. In comparison to a level cake they appeared quite slanted until I had them stacked. Overall today in my cake world, I'm feeling pretty pleased.

Pumpkin Cookies and Cats

Guess what ?  Cats love royal icing.
Before Pretty Kitty

After


Further Evidence

Thanks Pretty Kitty.

Black and Blue Pie

Who wouldn't want a piece of this for breakfast?

Three food groups are clearly represented.

 

I’m not sure what’s funnier, that silly look on his face or his awesome bed head.

Going away Cake

Photo taken on  a phone.

Construction Zone Cake

Vanilla Butter Cake filled and frosted with Chocolate Mousse.