Lenae's Un-Birthday

So we were going to surprise Lenae on her birthday this year. Long story short, it did not work out, but she got a new nephew out of the whole deal.

Of course I had already prepared the dessert for her party, so here are some gratuitous cake shots

Last year I made her sunflower cupcakes, this year I figured I had to go one a little better.

Her favorite colors are a turqouise/teal green, and greens, so that's where I got my color combination from. This is the first time I've ever done a two colored cake like this, and separating it with that swirl of brown really made it work.

And here she is looking not a day past 29 (again!).

Dora!

My first ever Dora the Explorer cake!!

The kid absolutely loved this show when she was a toddler. I remember once when my mom came to visit, and was talking to her. Grandma asked "What's the magic word??" The Kid's response, "ABRE!!" Awesome.

Anyway, I had the cake and background turned the wrong way, so my photos all came out dark and a little blurry. I am a rubbish photographer. So these are a bit flashy.

The cake was served along with some flowery cupcakes.

And here is the birthday girl with her cake! I love it when people send me pictures of the recipient enjoying the cake....hint-hint...

yay!

Racing to Finish

So, easing back into things, my first cake after a fantastic summer vacation was a pretty simple one.

Now, like many of the themes I deal with, NASCAR is a big mystery to me. Many, many times I give thanks for Google.

So, I turned out a slightly modified Jeff Gordon logo for this cake.

I found these little chocolate cars in my stash to add around the edge. They were not racing cars, and some of them were pink, but I hoped the birthday boy would not mind.