Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?!

Besides the fact that I am SUPER excited that the New England Patriots are going to the Super Bowl (by pure luck, I might add) - I was also very excited to make this football cake for my co-worker's son's 16th birthday. He plays for Clover Hill High School and the colors are green and gold, so I wanted to make sure I represented them in some way - here I decided to do green and gold shadowed fondant lettering.

I used the star tip to pipe the brown and white icing, and the grass tip to pipe the grass (not sure of the technical name - that's just what I call it).

For the cake itself, I tried a new recipe and to be quite honest I'm a little nervous about it! It is supposed to be similar to the consistency of a pound cake. But when I was baking it, it seemed like it was taking a really long time to cook in the middle - not sure if it was the new pan I was using, the amount of batter, or maybe even the dreaded over mixing (yikes)??? I usually get to taste my cakes before I decorate and send them out, but I didn't get to this time - so I am waiting on pins and needles to hear the results. Worst case scenario, at least it looked pretty!! Right?

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Presents

It's been a while since I've posted, even though I've been pretty busy in my cake decorating. I feel like each cake I do is better than the last - and hey, I've got paying customers now!!! Did you read that? It said paying, just in case you missed it. That's a big accomplishment for me! I'm not charging hundreds or anything close, but it really is helping me cover the costs of this expensive hobby of mine. It's giving me a lot of practice and practice is exactly what I need. So it really is like getting a little present or reward for each cake I do.

Speaking of presents, here is a cake I did for my friend and coworker. I had no idea what design I wanted to do. All I knew is that I wanted it to look like a present, and I wanted a bow. A pretty one that looked like ribbon.

And here is one I did for my babysitter's son's birthday. (The inside is camo too!)

 And cupcakes to go with the cake.

For my son's 2nd birthday, a Thomas the Train cake! (My older one decided to "drive" the train on the icing tracks - he's still alive)

A polka-dots and stripes cake for another friend and coworker's daughter.

 And I'm doing another one tomorrow! Loving all of this business and the practice I'm getting. Football cake post coming soon!

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