Mason and I are home today semi-enjoying a snow (ice) day. We had freezing rain all day yesterday and sleet all day today. Mase was jazzed to run out in the 'snow' until he realized it was pelting him on the face. Sleet doesn't seem as much fun as snow. But, check out how much sleet we have!
I said we are "semi-enjoying" our day because today has been filled with tantrums, fit throwing, a lack of naps and an annoying beagle. So, in order to get control of my own household again I got out the vinegar spray to keep the beagle in check and involved Mase in the activity of baking cake. I've been wanting to try my hand at fondant icing, it looks soooo fun and colorful.
I asked Mase what kind of cake he want and he picked pink. I asked him how to decorate it and he said "Wiff bones pwease. Gween ones and bwoo ones." Umm...ok. He clearly did not inherit my sense of color. Either way, pink, green and blue with bones is what he got.
First we started by making the cake. (For sake of easiness I chose a box cake, Elissa please don't throw rotten fruit at me!!). :) So far so good, a mild accident (aka Mason grabbing the middle to eat) but nothing I couldn't patch with butter cream icing. (Or so I thought)
The top layer turned out better and we were pros at making fondant bones. Mase wanted to 'cut stripes' so I let him have a go with those.
After the layers cooled I whipped up some yummy buttercream icing. I think Mase liked it.
I buttercreamed (is that a word) the two layers together and that, my friends, started the downward spiral of hope for a cute cake. I thought it would be cute as a square, why not?? I cut off the round parts to square up the cake....
..and ended up with this!!!!???!! Oh dear goodness. What in the world is this atrocity??
Determined to finish I started mixing the blue fondant together. Can someone explain why they say "Gloves optional"?
So here is the final..um...cake? A pile of dog bones? I dunno.
I know it's green and blue and has bones. Outside of that I'm as confused as you all are.
xoxo,
Steph
