It's been awhile since I did a "story behind the order" post, so I thought I'd do the first one of 2016, third one overall. If you've never read one of the behind the order blog posts before, I just give you a peek behind the scenes/background on a few orders. How do I pick which orders to talk about? They usually have special meaning to me, were particularly fun (even though all orders are fun!), were something new I got to try, or were a big hit on Facebook.
First up, let's talk about Barbie. I'm sure most of you have seen a 3D Barbie cake at some point since they are pretty popular... despite their popularity, I had yet to have someone order one! So I was pretty excited to make this cake. If you haven't noticed, Barbie is tall! Which means a Barbie dress cake is VERY large! This cake was 4+ layers of cake....I say + because there was some carving and sculpting at the top to get the dress shape and cover enough of Barbie's torso. Barbie's top included, the cake measured around a foot tall.
This isn't the first big cake I've had the pleasure of making for this customer. I got to make the super fun monster cake pictured below when they welcomed a new baby into the family. They sure know how to order fun cakes!
First up, let's talk about Barbie. I'm sure most of you have seen a 3D Barbie cake at some point since they are pretty popular... despite their popularity, I had yet to have someone order one! So I was pretty excited to make this cake. If you haven't noticed, Barbie is tall! Which means a Barbie dress cake is VERY large! This cake was 4+ layers of cake....I say + because there was some carving and sculpting at the top to get the dress shape and cover enough of Barbie's torso. Barbie's top included, the cake measured around a foot tall.
This isn't the first big cake I've had the pleasure of making for this customer. I got to make the super fun monster cake pictured below when they welcomed a new baby into the family. They sure know how to order fun cakes!
Next up, a super fun first birthday cake....and again, something I've been wanting to make. I love seeing cakes with little elephants holding balloons, so when I was asked to make one, I was excited! There was also a lot of different fondant details in this cake which is always a fun treat for me. The elephant and flower got made a few days in advance so they could harden up enough to go on the cake. The other details (chevron and polka dots) were made right before decorating so they were pliable enough to go on. The cake also went with the polka dot smash cake pictured. It was a first birthday and golden birthday celebration that I was thrilled to be a part of.
The next order was given to my husband's aunt by my mother-in-law. Every year she gets her flowers for her birthday...so this year she wanted to combine her love of chocolate cupcakes with flowers! She told me to do whatever I wanted, so I took inspiration from a popular cupcake bouquet that went around Pinterest and was sent to me by several people. I think this mini bouquet turned about pretty darn cute.
Lastly, is a cake near and dear to my heart. I was so excited to tell my Grandpa and Grandma Carley that I was expecting and keeping it a secret for so long made me want to make it a special reveal for them. So what better way than to use a cake and my grandma's birthday?! They have been the best grandparents I could ever ask for....supportive, loving, and always there for me. I can't wait for them to be just as meaningful to our little one!
Thanks for another week of orders and for making the Valentine's Day open days so amazing!
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