A Bowling Birthday

For my son's 13th birthday, we had planned a bowling party.  I asked him what kind of cake he wanted and his answer was that he really didn't want one, that he was sick of cake.  I told him that he was hurting my feelings by not wanting me to make him a cake so he told me to do whatever I wanted....as long as he approved of the design.

I wanted to make a Phineas and Ferb cake, because my son is just like Phineas.  He said 'No, absolutely not!"  I really wanted to make a Phineas and Ferb cake so I pouted and whined, but he would not give in.  He said I could make a bowling cake.  Hmmm...I could make a Phineas and Ferb bowling cake.  He then said "A plain bowling cake, not a Phineas and Ferb bowling cake"

For inspiration, I googled 'scared bowling pins', 'silly bowling clip art', etc. and found some cartoons that I recreated out of fondant for the top of the cake.

It's not Phineas and Ferb, but it is still pretty cute plus I knew I would have another opportunity.

We had a family party planned for a few weeks after his birthday to coincide with a visit from his Aunt.  I asked my son if I could make a Phineas and Ferb cake for that party.  Finally, all the guilt trips paid off and he told me "Do whatever you want, just stop bugging me about cake!" 

And then what usually happens, happened.  I got busy with other people's orders and my son ended up with this

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Click It Up A Notch - August Favorite

My children recently went back to school.  I didn't get up in time to get  picture of my oldest daughter, but I did attempt to get a few shots of my two younger children on their first day.  My youngest was very cooperative and more than happy to pose for me, but my son would have nothing to do with having his picture taken.  My daughter did her best to help me out and I was able to get this photo.

I love the expression on my daughter's face.  This photo makes me smile every time I look at it which is why it is my favorite for the month of August.


Check out all the other August favorites at Click It Up a Notch.

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A Baby is Brewing

Before you get any silly ideas, let me make it perfectly clear that this post is not a fun way of announcing I am pregnant.

 

A few weeks ago, my sister was in town visiting and asked if I would make a cake for a baby shower she was attending.  The expecting couple brew their own beer and my sister thought it would be cute to incorporate their love of home brew into the shower cake.

Image from homebrewit.com

A search of the internet brought up this photo that I copied used for inspiration for the design of the cake.

from the etsy shop of queenofheartspaper

The cake was a 2-layer chocolate 1/4 sheet with vanilla buttercream filling and frosting.  The decoration was created out of fondant and frosting markers.

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