The Birthday Boy is a Transformers Fan...
So my week started out with a birthday themed cake and cupcakes I had to do by Friday. A friend of mine works with a lady whose son was turning 5 this Saturday, and his favorite movie/characters are Optimus Prime and Bumble Bee from the Transformers movies. So I was asked to make 30 cupcakes and a cake for the birthday boy. I happily took this on, because who doesn't love cupcakes and I heard this would make not only the mom happy, but little Kevin as well.
Now, I'm not one that can just provide cupcakes and a simple cake. I had to make sure there was something to "present" them on. And that's where my crafty side came into play. I love doing little projects like this... even though they never seem to always be little.
Below is the finished cupcake/cake tower:
After getting this completed, it was onto the cupcakes and cake. I went with the colors of Bumble Bee and Optimus Prime (Red, Blue and Yellow), because they also reminded me of good primary boy colors. I think they came out really, really well.
I also made the circles out of fondant and piped on the 5 and K. Super easy and super cute.
Then it was onto the cake. I really wanted to make this a nice cake and kept with the same color theme and went with something a little different for writing Happy Birthday. This was my end result.
And the final project all put together....
Yay!!! I love it! Being able to make this made my day. And upon delivery to the birthday boy's mom, she loved it as well. Friday was a good day.
What to make for Valentine's Day....
While it's only the 10th of January, I've been asked to put a little something together for a friend who wants to present some different options to her company. Last year they went with decorated cookies, but she's hoping they go with something different.
And because I love to dabble in the kitchen, I came up with the following (so far):
Marshmallow Treats
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Milk Chocolate Candies
Red Velvet Cake Truffles
Cupcake
Cheesecake Lollipops
On the Red Velvet Cake Balls (Truffles) and Cheesecake Lollipops, I have to give credit where credit is due. One of my best friends (Amy) introduced me to this
website (Bakerella) and I've been inspired ever since. I love all that she has posted and I'm excited to see what she will post next. :) Take a moment to check out her website and hopefully it will inspire you as well.
Well, what a week and weekend this has been. I'm excited to see if my friend will be successful in her quest to have something different at her company for Valentine's day for all the employees to enjoy and if they like any of the offerings that I'll be showing them. And I'm also looking forward to dinner this week. The plan is to make gumbo for the family and then something a little more on the gourmet side this weekend for my Honey. :)
Happy Sunday!!
