Birthday Cake!

Sorry for the blogging hiatus the past couple of days. Life's been busy!

As promised, I did want to share with you the fun cake I made for a little joint birthday party we had for my girls when my family came for the weekend.

I had a "classic birthday" theme for the party, and when I saw this cake on Wilton.com, I couldn't resist trying it. As you can see, I created my own version of their design.

This cake didn't require a lot of technical skill or talent to make (I've never taken a class or anything in cake decorating), but it did require a lot of steps and several days of preparation!

One of the best decisions I made was to purchase these neat food markers to decorate the cookies! It saved me from having to mix a lot of different icing colors, which always takes time. Once the cookie icing was hardened, the markers worked exactly like regular markers, and I could even draw the balloon and star shapes on the cookie pops!

The markers cost about $8, but I used a 50% off coupon at AC Moore. Plus, they will definitely last for several projects (you store them in the fridge).

This cake was a fun project for me, and I'm sure my girls would have liked a much simpler cake too. However, I did get my reward when, as I finished assembling the cake, my 3 year old exclaimed, "Oh, Mommy, that looks beautiful!"

See more great DIY projects at A Soft Place to Land!