One of my co-workers is turning 25 this weekend and asked if I would make her birthday cake. I was honored! She wanted a hot pink present cake with a black bow on it. This is what I was able to come up with for her:
This cake was a red velvet cake with whipped cream cheese and walnut filling. It was covered in fondant with a fondant/gumpaste bow. Don't mind the wax paper rolled up under the bow. I put those in there to make sure that the bow survived delivery. I'll let the birthday girl take those out when she is ready. What you can't really see is that the hot pink part has a happy birthday imprint with balloons.
The bow that I made for this cake was different than the bows that I usually make. I thought it looked more realistic even though it's made of a fondant/gumpaste mixture. What do you guys think?Happy birthday Lee! I hope you have a fabulous day!
Our family celebrated my dad's birthday yesterday. This is a guy who hates when his family make a big fuss over him. I've gotten to the point where I know better than to ask him what he can use or what he wants for his birthday. He just won't tell me!
Anyway, We love to celebrate him but he never allows it. This year, he made it pretty easy on us by calling his brother and sisters over for a Labor Day BBQ. Little did he know that we had other plans! After dinner, as we all sat around catching up and spending time together, I brought out his cake and we all sang happy birthday to him. What do you get the guy who never lets you get him anything? A cake in the shape of a present! I hope he enjoyed it! Happy Birthday to the best dad a girl can ask for! 
Now for the details on the cake! This was a white almond cake with strawberry filling. Everything that you see in the picture was edible and made of fondant.
