Dora the Explorer

Hi guys! I haven't written or posted much latelybecause unfortunately I've been sick. Sick Michelle = no cake making or decorating! Thankfully, I am starting to feel much better and am getting right back to it!

My daughter turned 3 last month, so of course we had a birthday party for her. These days she really enjoys Dora's little monkey friend, Boots. Let me clarify, she couldn't care less about Dora, it's all about Boots! We set out to find a Dora set for her party. Thanks to the internet, we were able to find quite a few items that included Boots and even stuff where he was the star!

After I figured out the decor, I was on a mission to figure out her cake. I really enjoyed making the fondant sesame street figures for my nephew, so I decided to attempt fondant figures for my daughter's cake as well. I made Boots, Dora, and Backpack out of fondant and gumpaste about a week and a half before the party. My daughter was super excited as I was making them and really wanted to use them as toys! I was pretty happy with how they came out.

On to the actual cake! The bottom layer was a chocolate cake filled with a peanut butter mousse. The top layer was a rainbow cake with a strawberry mousse. Can you guys tell I REALLY like making rainbow cake? I just think it's so much fun!

Anyway, before we get to the photos, I wanted to mention that we had a few mishaps along the way. The party was held at my parent's house since they have more room. We decided to get there before Anjali's nap so that we wouldn't be rushed later. We packed up the car, and headed into the city. On the way, we got cut off quite a few times which has always been a nightmare for me when delivering a cake. It's stressful enough without having to worry about the others on the road.

Unfortunately, one of those times we had to stop very suddently causing the cake to go slamming into the back seat of our SUV. I kind of freaked out. I made my husband pull over so that I could survey the damage... there was a lot of it. Dora's birthday hat flew off her head and cracked in half and half of the cake itself was stuck to the back of our seats. The colored striped along the side were also smashed together and were crooked. After all that work, it was ruined in seconds. Thankfully, I brought some of my tools with me and was able to repair some of it once we got to my parents house. Of course I should have took pictures before I left, but didn't think of it.

So here is the final result!

And a picture of the inside of the top layer.

What do you guys think?