Sunday, February 13, 2011

Hannah's CAKES !!

 
So I tried my hand at making Hannah's birthday cakes this year!  I usually am in favor of just getting and making a cake mix and frosting it, but I wanted this cake to be special for our little Hannah who turned one year old!  Can't believe it!

 I made separate cakes, one for Hannah and a bigger version for the adults and kids who came to her party.
 I handmade fondant and colored in PINK.  Then I rolled out the fondant and used a pizza cutter to cut out the shape of a number one.  I then rolled the fondant into tiny balls to decorate the bottom of the cake.
 I wanted to decorate her cake with pink polka dots, so I took the left over fondant and rolled it out, cut it into strips and then used a circle cookie cutter to make polka dots.
The polka dots drying.
 Here is the finished product...I made some embellishments by frosting the one and then sprinkling pink crystal sprinkles on the one and the polka dots.  It really looked cute!  Definitely not a perfect cake, but I had a blast making it and can't wait to attempt to make more cakes and get better at some cake techniques!
 I am adding the sprinkle embellishments to the crowns too! 
 
Here they are!  You can tell by the background that my kitchen was a MESS after making these cakes, but it was worth it and I LOVED the way they turned out!  Happy Birthday Hannah!

4 comments:

Jenny and Tyler said...

Wow! I am SO impressed! They look amazing! :)

Bec and Ryan said...

That's like 5 million times more work than a usual cake! Good for you! They look amazing. I think you may have a new business idea on your hands. Your creativity blows me away. Happy Birthday Hannah!

Kelly said...

You just answered my question from the last post that I commented on, wondering how you made the embellishments. Thanks! You made the fondant? How cool is that? I'm impressed! They really turned out awesome.

You look so dang skinny, girl. I'm jealous.

kristinann said...

You did awesome!! Beautiful cakes, i'm impressed!