Riley is Two!

Riley's pony stable birthday cake from her party:

Riley's School Birthday Celebration

I've been dying to make a fondant covered cake for a while now. I didn't want to do it for a big event though because I was afraid I would mess it up and then there would be either an ugly cake or no cake. My aunt KK found this cake book in Goodwill a few months ago, which had the coolest kids cakes all decorated with fondant. I decided that I would try one for Riley's birthday party. I also decided to make another regular cake so if this one turned out really bad then I would just have the regular cake to serve.





Then I realized that Riley's birthday was on a school day. So, I decided that her one-year-old preschool class would be a good, non-critical audience for my first cake. So, I made a little school-themed birthday cake just for her class. And this is how it turned out. As you look closely, just remember it was my first so it's not NEAR perfect. I probably could go on and on about the imperfections I see as I look at the pictures, but it's ok. I was happy at how it turned out. It was a lot of fun to make! (Please ignore the retro 70's tupperware cake platter.)

I ended up making a pony stable cake (fondant) and a barn cake (regular icing) for her actual birthday party, so look for a post on those soon.