Project: Flower Cake

My mom asked me to make a cake for her friend's birthday a few before she needed it. It was just for a small crowd, so I agreed. I wasn't going to make it difficult, so I planed on not using any fondant (I always forget how long it takes to knead it to the right consistency). I didn't really try any new techniques for this cake, but I had never made a monochromatic-ish one before.

I ran into a snag with this one, though. I wanted to start the cake the night before the delivery so I didn't have to wake up so early to frost and decorate. However, I discovered that I left the eggs out overnight and forgot to leave the butter out overnight. Fail. So I was the second person in the nearest grocery store in the morning.

I was pretty nervous about getting it done in time, but I tried to keep reminding myself it wasn't a hard design at all. And, as always, I finished it on time.

Overall, I was very happy with it. It was pretty last-minute, but the birthday girl almost cried happy tears when she saw it. It got a lot of compliments, too. My mom's friends boost my decorator's ego. =)

Next week is going to be full of cake and cupcakes. Two orders!