This one is for Lucas....like Ava says "I like Lucas"...

One of my newphews has turned 8 and requested a computer themed party. His mother could not find sufficient decorations etc to fulfill this request so he graciously agreed on a generic theme as long as his cake was a computer! Of course my sister must oblige this request and put in an order for a computer cake (gulp!!).

I decided to make the screen out of rice crispie treats since I could not figure out how to do it successfully with cake..


The main body and the keyboard are made out of cake. The keys on the keyboard are made out of gumpaste/fondant and because Lucas is blind I put the letters in braille on the keyboard. I'm hoping I did it right and didn't screw it up, because that child is a little genius and will know immediately if I buggered it at all!




And this is the final product!! It was meant to be orange and yellow, but the orange once mixed with white fondant ended up turning peachy in color...over all I am happy with it given it is my first attempt at a fondant cake since my class last fall. I hope Lucas and his friends enjoy it!!

Here's hoping spring is here!!

It's been such crap weather lately, raining every day, but Oliver reminded me yesterday that rain helps the flowers grow. So for the get together with my nieces/nephews tomorrow, I have decided we will celebrate the forcasted sun with a flower!!

Its Birthday time!!

Well, my sweet baby girl is turning two tomorrow!! And to celebrate at grandma and grandpa's house tomorrow evening, I have made a little 'purse' of her own..



And another little Princess in the family is celebrating a birthday....We are heading to Windsor tonight to attend the first birthday of our beautiful neice Charlotte. Charlotte is having a "Lady Bug" theme party and I have made this cake for her....lots of work, but well worth it!