Lacey's Princess Cake!

Lacey is turning 8 tomorrow.(I can't believe how time flies) She is having a special PRINCESS PARTY!

Guaranteed this would be the Pinkest, Sparkliest, Girliest party we would ever have.

Sooooo the cake creation began!

MAKE THE FONDANT.....LAY OUT ALL THE TOOLS....Troy watched me pull out the old cardboard box overflowing with cake stuff and insisted I get a real box: Like a big bin with a lid.

So that will be on the next list for Walmart.

ROLL, FORM, CUT, SMOOTH

I am learning as I go with no training so its the trial and error method.

I rolled my fondant with tooo much powdered sugar and one of the cracks I could never get quite smooth you'll notice it later.

Then I tried using Gum Paste for the first time it is stiffer than fondant and holds a shape better.

(I didn't make my own that will be my next recipe to try.)

I decided to try flowers. It was much more difficult than I thought and so I stuck with very simple designs like the daisy. I tried the rose and kept failing so I ended up with a sorta made up flower.

Of course Lacey thought they were all beautiful and that's all that mattered.

I

I was crazy to try this tiara. I used fondant so it was really fragil I am still hoping it makes through

till the end of

"THE BIRTHDAY WISH."

I let it dry on this container to get its shape.

It turned out o.k. but next time I would do it differently.

YES- even the cake GLITTERS!

BEFORE

AFTER!!!!

It is far from perfect. But a lot of love went into this cake.

Lacey and I had a great time putting it all together.  

(She doesn't know it yet but for her birthday she is getting her very own

fondant cake decorating kit-in miniature form-I know she'll be thrilled...
we'll be sure and post her first creation)

Not Bad for FONDANT CAKE #2

My 2 sidekicks were sure they helped too. After all someone had to TASTE IT!