Great Big Birthday Cake!

May 7, 2009 at 4:33 pm | Posted in cakes & tortes, layer cakes, sweet things | 16 Comments

I spent most of this rainy afternoon decorating a birthday cake for a friend’s little guy. A fun project, but glad it’s behind me. Doing something like this just seems so much harder at home than at the bakery…not enough space, not enough bowls and, most importantly, no one to wash the dishes for me!

It’s a simple vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, but I’ll post recipes when I assemble a small cake I plan to make with the leftovers. The tiger face was made with white chocolate, and was by far the part that made me most anxious!

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that’s so adorable! i’m sure the tiger was hard to make but it looks perfect.

Comment by Sophie— May 7, 2009 #

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that looks fantastic Stephanie! You are very talented

Comment by Tammy— May 7, 2009 #

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This cake looks fantastic. You did such a great job with it.

Comment by Eliana— May 7, 2009 #

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- its cute you must have worked so hard
  
  Comment by abbie little— June 29, 2009 #
  
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this looks great! the little guy must have been so happy I hate washing up. Especially when the whole kitchen is overflowing with bowls

Comment by snooky doodle— May 7, 2009 #

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Wow, that is terrific, wish I could do something like that for my sister with her school mascot (she’s a cheerleader)

Comment by Mermaid Sweets— May 8, 2009 #

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- Mermaid– It’s really not too hard…if you want me to walk you through it, let me know. Basically it’s just tracing an image in colored white chocolate.
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— May 8, 2009 #
  
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What a cute cake! I hope it isn’t the one he “destroys” for the traditional 1-year picture.

Comment by pinkstripes— May 8, 2009 #

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That’s very impressive – the tiger looks awesome, I can’t believe you made that from scratch.

Comment by Katie— May 10, 2009 #

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You are so talented. It looks so cute.
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Comment by Amy Ruth— May 13, 2009 #

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Simple but perfect looking birthday cake! I’m envious of your writing skillz!

Comment by Y— May 15, 2009 #

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Lucky little boy! The tiger looks amazing!

Comment by Shari— May 15, 2009 #

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Love the simplicity of the cake, some people go over the top trying to make big fancy cakes but yours is 10 times nicer by being so simple an elegant!

Comment by Niall Harbison— May 15, 2009 #

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That tiger face is totally impressive! I’m sure the birthday boy loved it. All that butter cream look soooo good, too. I don’t think I could stop myself from sticking my finger into the frosting.

Comment by Elyse— May 16, 2009 #

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I can see why the tiger made you anxious, but you obviously deal well with pressure! It’s adorable!

Comment by Amanda— May 20, 2009 #

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Yeah, It’s really big, I also like to buy one like this, for me.

Comment by kids party supplies— May 21, 2009 #

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