Happy Birthday, Kaida, Elaina, and Pip!!!

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I know three sweet little girls who are all having a birthday this month. Elaina and Kaida are turning 4! And Pip just turned 1 this week!

I was in Hobby Lobby one day and saw this...

The Romantic Castle Cake Set

Well I knew I had to get it! I mean it's the cuteness!

So I decided to make a modified version of it. It's kind of a cross between the super uber princess castle and the medieval fortress.

So I've been working on it for weeks. (Obviously very slowly.)

First I made little dragons out of sculpey, because every castle needs a dragon! Or three!


Then I made ALOT of marshmallow fondant. Actually I made about twice as much as I needed. LOL Oh well! You can never have enough fondant right? :D


Then the real work started this week. I baked the chocolate cake for the top layer first and iced and covered it in fondant. I tried to marble the fondant, but I'm not that skilled at fondant yet so I had to roll it so many times i just turned pink instead of pink and white marbling. LOL Oh well it turned out pretty darn well. hehe Then the next day I did the yellow cake for the bottom layer. After that I had this...


And to be quite honest...I was worried. I mean it looks like a giant took a couple pieces of bubble gum and chewed them up and stuck them together.

But once I added the towers and the doors and windows and everything it started coming into focus.


Then once I got it all flowered up and decorated...




It turned out pretty adorable if I don't say so myself. I can't wait to see how the girlies like it!!!!

Comments

Julia said…
I am droop jawed at the sight of this. As I scrolled down my mouth just got in to the shape of an OH!!!! Nice. My birthday is in February... hint hint....just kidding! Well maybe not. ;)
May 15, 2009 at 10:24 PM
MsSnarkyPants said…
Thanks, Julia! It was a lot of fun to make! LOL You know I would make you one, but I don't think it would make it in the mail. hehehe
May 16, 2009 at 5:44 PM
The Crazy Woman Inside Me said…
Oh, Lesley, this is simply gorgeous! I am so impressed! I can't imagine any little (or big) girl who wouldn't absolutely love a cake like this. Great job! :-D

--Susan
May 17, 2009 at 4:57 PM
MsSnarkyPants said…
Susan: Thanks! The little ones did enjoy it alot. It tasted darn good too. hehehe
May 17, 2009 at 7:09 PM
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