Case in point:
Small's 1st birthday
Big's 2nd birthday
Small's 1 1/2 birthday
Big's 2 1/2 birthday
Big's 3rd birthday
Small's 2nd birthday (Stupid squirrels ate this cake...long story)
Big's 3 1/2 birthday
Big's 4th birthday
Small's 2 1/2 birthday
Big's 4 1/2 birthday
As you can see, making cool cakes is kinda my thing. My mom used to make me cool cakes for my birthday and I want to do the same for my kids.
So when Big asked for a transformer cake for his 5th birthday, I spent about a month thinking about how I was going to do it. I had big aspirations of using bendy straws for joints and fondant for icing and making a transformer that actually transforms. Yeah, I'm serious...
After three hours of agonizing frustration, I had this to show for my efforts:
If you can't tell what this is....
It's a big pile of CRAP!!!
A 3 HOUR PILE OF CRAP!!
It's icing and cake and fondant and CRAP!!
I was super discouraged by the fondant and the cake falling apart all over the place. I made the pieces too small and the fondant too thick and well, after a few tears (I'm not gonna lie), I chucked the whole thing in the garbage!
Luckily, I'm not a complete idiot. I had a feeling something might go wrong during the transforming cake expedition. So I moved on to a Plan B. I made this cake...
This cake took me a total of 20 minutes to decorate. But, I hate it. Sure, it looks ok and sure Big liked it, but it wasn't the cool transforming cake that's still brewing in my head.
Ok, so he liked it at lot....
And so did the little eyes peering over the counter...
But the coolest part of this cake was this:
THe rainbow surprise that greeted them when they cut into it. It really was a pretty cake!
So the next day, we're driving in the car and I said, "Did you like your cake, buddy?"
He said, "Yeah...but for my next birthday, do you think I could have a real transformer cake?"
Frig! Guess I better start working on a Plan C!
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