This was probably the most challenging cake I’ve made yet…but definately the most fun! It was a request from a Doctor at work for his three son’s. And, as all parents with boys know, they are messy, often getting into some kind of trouble but always entertaining! Just like the Chipmunks!
I’m pretty sure when people see this, they’re gonna be thinking what a strange cake for a 1st Birthday party! Let me explain. First of all, I make lots of custom/unique cakes for all kinds of life’s celebrations. So for my own son’s party I wanted to make something completely different, unforgettable even. It can be difficult coming up with a theme for a first birthday party because one year old’s don’t exactly verbalize their preferences. My son Jacob, however, has a few favourite things to eat. So, I made them into a cake consisting of toilet paper, the phone book, chicken and Cheerios. His reaction was perfect, exactly what we expected him to do…picked up a roll of TP and had a bite! Happy Birthday to my precious boy who has brought SO much more joy and love into our family!
Okay…I know these aren’t cakes but there really isn’t a big difference between cookies and cakes. Baking is a science. Change the measurements slightly and… voila…batter changes to dough. These were cookies that I made for my 4 year old’s JK Christmas party. I just had such a blast decorating them! And I’ve gotta say what a great pic my hubby took of them too! Martha Stewart watch out!
Boys, boys, boys!!!!! They’re everywhere! Everyone I know (including me) has boys or is having boys. Something is going on…they’re even coming in twos! Sonia is a mother to twin boys who just celebrated their first birthday! She planned them a SUPER party…a Super Why Party that is. It really is an excellent tv show for young kids…very entertaining and educational. So, when you have two birthday boys…you need two cakes! These ones were all Sonia’s design, she knew exactly what she wanted! And from what I’ve heard, when you’re a mom of twins you’d better be on top of things. My husband, who was also a twin, knows exactly what this kind of mom is like! In my opinion, she did a great job with her two boys! When I think about it…having all these boys around is great…no…it’s SUPER!
I love being a mom to two boys! I always think about what they’ll be like when they are older…what their interests will be. I grew up as the youngest of three girls, and we all liked playing road hockey and watched hockey night in Canada ritually. My mom also liked watching hockey with us and football on Sunday nights when my Dad was working (and we skipped out on going to church 
) It was good family fun!
Angie contacted me about making some cupcakes for her son’s birthday celebration at the Oshawa Generals vs. Belleville Bulls game. Talk about fun…and brave! Imagine taking six 11″ish” year old boys to a hockey game for a birthday party? I guess it’s just an example of what us Mom’s will do for our boys!
Austin wanted a ’scary dinosaur’ for his birthday cake. While trying to make it as scary as possible, we started getting attached to it. Carson started saying the Scary Dinosaur was actually a “Mudder” (mother) protecting her eggs. I hope Austin enjoys his cake as much as we enjoyed making it!
If I ever agree to make someone a Habs cake, they must consider themselves a very close friend. My friends Dana & Kyle (see their wedding cake here http://cakeitfromme.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/164/) called to make a special request for Kyle’s dad’s birthday. Unfortunately, the entire family are huge and hopeless Hamilton Tiger Cats and Montreal Canadiens fans. Sean and I schemed all morning about how fun it would be if they cut into a Toronto Maple Leafs blue and white colored cake. We settled on placing the puck in the Canadiens net. Love you Dana & Kyle, wouldn’t do it for anyone else!
For this father and son’s Halloween weekend birthday party we tried to incorporate all of the classic Halloween elements. Putting this edible goulish scene together was a great way to spend the morning after Halloween.
If you are not a Twilight fan…this post is not for you…please do not feel obligated to continue reading. However, if you are among the esoteric group of eloquent, intelligent, beautiful humans who are wonderfully dark, romantic, passionate and are the finest critics of literary genius…you should join my posse! So far, it’s me and my sisters Lisa & Linda. Since Linda was turning the big 3-0… Lisa and I were just beside ourselves excited about turning her surprise B-Day bash into a Twilight/Vampire themed party! It turned out great! Lisa dressed as the alluring and vengeful Victoria (with blood red eyes!) and I dressed as Rosalie in my full ‘lightning storm baseball’ outfit!
While planning the party, the topic of “the cake” came up often. I was SO undecided about which cake to make. In New Moon, the only description of Bella’s cake was only that it was pink. I thought that most people at the party wouldn’t understand this insinuation. The cake in the movie was a stunning three-tiered white and green striped cake with a crystal cake topper. This was clearly not an option. So, I decided to make a cake resembling the books in red, white & black with an apple, red ribbon, a parrot tulip and the chess pieces. Then, last minute, while on the phone with Linda, out of nowhere she says, “So, did you make me a pink cake?” I took it as a sign and came up with this cake. One that was pink and reacted to sunlight with a dazzling luminosity. The roses Alice had used to decorate the Cullen’s house with for Bella’s party and the Queen chess piece was symbolic of Bella’s role in Breaking Dawn as the critical player in the end of the book.
I hope that I was able to capture the essence of Bella and my forever young and beautiful sister! Happy Birthday Linny!
 | Heather on Me |
 | Tammy Adams on Me |
 | kellyleemcmanus on Mom shoots and scores… |
 | Laura Gervais on Me |
 | cakeitfromme on For my Bella Linda… |
