i love this cake!

i had the opportunity to do this sculpted cake for a birthday party.  i must say that i am extremely happy with the result.  there are a lot of tricks to the trade to learn.  the best advice that one cake lady said was that this is a fun art form to do.  a cake.  that will be eaten.

and fun it was.  gareth was off from work and our other family is in town and watched the cake being made.  i actually work better with an audience.  i tend to over think stuff when i'm working on some things alone.  and gareth is the best of course, at speaking up with ideas and helping.  i guess i'll have to start charging enough for him to quit dixie stampede so he'll be around for every cake!  i feel like this is something that i really want to do.  no fancy serious wedding cakes, but celebration cakes for people  with a sense of humor.  which is who this birthday cake is for.  she had reconstructive surgery on her ankle and can't play sports next year.  i hope she likes it as much as i liked making it!  (the picture with the dr. pepper is to show how big it is)

also, a new spaghetti cupcake.  one of my favorites so far!