60 people!?

It's almost the end of the semester! That means I finally have time to bake and finally have time to force you guys to look at the pictures while I fish for compliments. I've only been able to fit in two cakes since the fair, but I've got big plans for the holidays!

This first cake I made was for the thanksgiving lunch at my internship. I decided at 1 pm the afternoon before that I was going to make this, so I didn't have time to go find any of the things I needed, like cutters in the correct shape. I was able to make it to Michaels between my internship and class and had to make do with whatever I could find there. Here's the result:

It's pretty simple because I had little to no time. To make the leaves I bought a rubber stamp that looked like a leaf and cut out around it. I would call it mildly successful. I really wish that I had had a leaf shaped cutter. Or that I had given myself more than 45 seconds to prepare.

(For those of you who don't know, my internship was at a school for children with autism and the puzzle piece is the symbol for autism awareness. I also support jigsaw puzzles as a healthy family activity to help keep kids off drugs. But that's not why it's on the cake.)

The only other cake I've made since early October (call me a slacker, I dare you) was for a sweet 16 birthday party. Remember the wedding dress cake that I made for my friend, Lindsay's, bridal shower? If you don't, just scroll down a little...Anyway, apparently her neighbor caught a peek of the cake and emailed me to ask if I could make a cake for 60 people for her daughter's birthday. I know what you're thinking, who has 60 friends?! Or is that just me...

I said I would be delighted and her daughter, Nicole, sent me a picture of the cake that she wanted. The theme of her party was black, white, light pink, and zebra. Me? Jealous. Here is it:

The bow was surprising easy to make and it will definitely be making another appearance on this site.

This was the first time I've done a square cake and was nervous about the corners. Not as bad as I thought!

Stay tuned because in the coming weeks I'll be (hopefully) making a gingerbread log cabin, a Christmas package cake, my very first bouche de noel and lots and lots of cookies.

P.S. Look how cute!!