One of my favourite things to do is make birthday cakes for my kids. In our family, the kids spend a lot of time deciding what kind of cake to have. They change their minds heaps before making their final decision. I spend hours the night before decorating. I love it. I think I probably get even more excited than the kids! Birthdays are special.
Friday marked our Gabby's 2nd Birthday. Where has that time gone? As a big 'In the Night Garden' fan, I thought an Upsy Daisy cake would be perfect. Gabby loved it and got really upset when my husband started cutting her up to be eaten. I thought it would be fun to take photos of the creating process so here we go-
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| The pattern pieces drawn and cut out |
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| Small circle cake for head, large circle for dress, square for arm and legs |
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| Icing supplies. So colourful! |
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| Pin pattern to cake and cut out |
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| All cut out, assembled and ready to ice |
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| Rolling out the icing |
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| Plonking it on the cake |
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| Gabby's comment was, "Love it!" |
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| All finished after many hours! |
The cake was pretty huge, but we ate more than I thought we would with the help of our 18 guests.
Such a blessing to have 3 kids to make things for! Gabby has brought us so much joy in the 2 years she has been with us. I am so looking forward to seeing her grow and watch her personality develop.
Happy Birthday my beautiful, clever, talkative, strong-willed girl. What a privilege it is to be your mum. I love you so much! xxx
