I have a new love--making fun birthday cakes for my kids. Before last year, my cake-making skills consisted of either baking a plain sheet cake with frosting, cupcakes, or an occasional store-bought cake. But, last year, my oldest daughter asked me to make her a castle birthday cake for her 5th birthday. I immediately began looking at castle cake pictures on the internet and I figured out how to make one all by myself. (I will, however, give my husband some consulting credit.)
My second attempt came when child #2 asked to have a Treasure Hunt party for her 4th birthday. I, again, began looking at pictures and quickly decided to make a treasure box cake. It was a lot trickier than the castle, but I have to admit that it turned out better than I could have imagined. And it was a big hit at the party.
A year has past since the castle cake and I told my now 6 year-old that I would make her another cake, but that it had to be a little simpler because we were not doing a friend party. So, we decided that I would make her a My Little Pony cake because I had seen a picture of a cake that a friend had posted on their blog. It looked really easy, but really cute. It turned out even better than I had hoped.
Now, my baby will be turning one in a month and the wheels are turning in my brain to try and figure out what kind of cake to make for my little man. Any ideas?
