Giraffe Birthday Cake

I LOVE it when an idea you have turns out just like you wanted it to! This is one of those cakes for me. :) I enjoyed making it and really love the result, all for giraffe loving Chelsea's 18th bday. Vanilla cake, raspberry filling, buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant accents. Giraffe is hand formed and I think turned out perfect.:)

Jungle Baby Shower Cake

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, BABY! LOL. That's what I wanted to put on this cake, but wasn't sure the mom to be would approve of the kind of jungle the classic song refers to, ha ha.I tried to have a little fun with this jungle baby shower cake, anyway, and I really liked how it came out. It's vanilla with chocolate mousse filling and buttercream frosting. All the decorations are marshmallow fondant and all are hand formed.

And the back:

No those are NOT real rocks, they're totally edible (and delicious!) mmf. Here are some closeups of the animals. Proportionately, that giraffe annoys me, but heres my defense: I stayed up until 3 am making this cake so it would be done and I'd be free for the BSU-TCU game (heartbreaker though it was!). By the time I finished I was a bit delusional, lol. Hence the monkey feet which are anatomically backwards, ha ha! Ah, well, still better than a monkey could do (I hope). : )

I think the hippo is stinkin' CUTE.

It was a late night, but I'd do it all again. Even to watch my Broncos lose. By one measly point. Sigh. Let us eat cake.

Zoo Birthday Cake

Made this zoo cake after having the theme changed on me overnight! Was originally going to be a lacrosse cake, but the birthday girls parents changed their minds. : ) I would have liked to spend more time on the fondant animals, but I think it still turned out okay. It's vanilla cake, raspberry filling, buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant decorations.