Baby Shower Cake Contest

I would really like to get some new furniture for the living room. So, I always start my journey looking at some of my favorite web-sites before I head out in the car. I really do love Pottery Barn. While looking I decided to click on baby girl bedding. No, I'm not having any announcements to make. But it is fun to look at all the baby items and I do have a friend due this summer with twins. I saw the cutest princess fairy pattern.

Ever since I started baking and dabbling in cake decorating I get inspiration from just about everything. I've tried explaining this to other people. The only ones who seem to understand are those who love art like myself.

I had read about a web-based cake decorating contest on a web-site I go to all the time. The theme is Baby Showers. Well, with the inspiration of the baby bedding I just saw. I was motivated to enter.

The cake recipe I made was adapted from the Ina Garten Lemon Pound cake. This by far is one of my favorite basic cake recipes. Very lemony! I filled the layers with seedless Raspberry Jam and frosted with a basic Cream Cheese icing. The cake is two layers. 8" square and 4" round.

Happy Birthday Dr Seuss

Today is Dr Seuss's birthday.....did you know that? I never would have know except for the fact my littlest came home with a note from school inviting us to make a cake to celebrate. Yes, it is a contest. They have 3 different categories and then at the bottom of the entry form is a note stating that if they (the judges) really like a cake that doesn't go under any category they will award a prize for that too. Well, that is easy enough.

So we, as a family had to decide what to make. Well, as a family our favorite Dr. Seuss book is "Green Eggs and Ham". And so the planning began. I asked the kids to draw a picture of what they want the cake to look like. Nothing too elaborate, the kids do have to help make it!

Everything went pretty well. The fondant got a little dry while rolling it out and the fork broke in two places. I'm going to guess it happened because the gum paste only had about 2 days to dry.

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SEUSS!!

Please leave a comment to let me know which Dr. Seuss book is your favorite...It would be fun to know.