The greatest show on Earth...

What a fun day this past Saturday was! I went to the sweetest little 1 year old's birthday party. It was an old school circus theme. The decorations, food, and everything was so well planned. It was absolutely adorable! My part in all this was, of course, the cake! They wanted to have a "smash" cake for him to play in at his party. So, together with this little guy's Momma, we figured out a design that was very circus, but not too modern. And here's what we came up with...

Their family has a special cake and icing recipe that has been passed down through generations and they wanted this to be his first cake, which I thought was so sweet! So, I made a two-layer, six-inch cake and iced it with their special icing recipe too! Not covering the entire cake with fondant made transporting and moving the cake a little more difficult, but it worked out pretty well still. And I'm sure you see those adorable cupcakes, but I can't take credit for those! His Mom made those and they were absolutely delicious!!!

Now, I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to make the elephant. You should have seen the many tries before the final version that I attempted. I was trying to mimic one that I saw online, but a picture was all I had to go off of. In the end I think it turned out great. And to top it off I added a little bunting banner with Gavin's name on it. 

Gavin just wasn't getting into the "smash" part of this smash cake though. He poked his fingers around, but with everyone watching him made him a little shy! He was such a sweetie though. I still can't believe he's 1 already! Good job Mom & Dad!! You made it through the first year!

On a different note, I may be on a hiatus from blogging the next few weeks, well at least about cakes! My husband and I are moving back to our home state of Florida the first weekend of July. With boxes being packed and our house being shown to sell there won't be much time for cake making! I can't wait to be able to make some cakes for my friends and family in Florida. I didn't start doing cakes until I moved here to Tennessee, so it'll be exciting to bake some cakes for others down there. We're excited for this new season in our lives, but still sad to leave the family and friends we have here. Thank goodness for Facebook so we can keep in touch with each other easily! 

Hope you all have a "sweet" week!

I mustache you a question...

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails...that's what little boys are made of? Not anymore! 

Now it's bow ties and suspenders and mustaches!

Here is the cake I did last weekend for my friend Tiffany's baby shower. She is having a sweet little boy, Liam, who will be here within the month. It was such a fun day! Liam is a spoiled little boy already. So many people came out to show their love for Tiffany and her growing family. 

It was a "little man" themed shower complete with ties, mustaches, and all things any little man would want. For the cake I did a 3 layer 6 inch chocolate cake covered in white fondant. I attempted to make the chevron stripes as the background...it was my first try, so I think it came out pretty well when you consider that! I also cut out little mustaches from sugar sheets, which is the first time I've used those too. For the top of the cake I created a bunting banner in different colored chevron patterned paper with "LIAM" written across the front. It was such a fun theme to work with!

I also made cheesecake cupcakes topped with chocolate chips or strawberries. For parties it's so much easier to pass out cupcakes than to have to cut 50 slices of cake, but the cake is the fun part for decorating, so I just did both! The cheesecake was so yummy, if I do say so myself! Here's a little secret for you...it's a no-bake box cheesecake! I love that stuff!!! So easy too!

It was a great day and I'm so happy and excited for the new chapter of motherhood in my friend's life. So glad I was able to be a part of her special day! Love you Tiffany!!!

Boy oh boy!

 My most recent sewing attempt has been for my sweet friend expecting her first little one...a sweet baby boy that will be making his debut in July. Her baby shower is coming up, so I wanted to make her a little something for her little man. I'm actually writing this in May, but since I don't want her to get a sneak peek it won't be posted until after her shower in June! We're having a bow tie and mustaches shower for her, so I thought these onesies would be a great addition to the shower. It was my first try at doing an applique and it didn't turn out too bad or as my hubby says... "It has character!" Oh boy! I'll be doing the cake for her shower too, so be prepared for another post to be added shortly after this one! 

*Post shower addition*

There were quite a few ooohh's and ahh's when these guys were unwrapped, especially my last edition...the vest onesie. It was a fun day. I think this little boy is pretty well stocked up at this point. Now we just wait for him to make his debut!