Landon's 5th Birthday

Sometimes it's hard to find the balance between making a cake fun, whimsical, and beautiful; and yet still rough and tough for a boy turning 5 years old! I think this cake nestled nicely between those lines. The bubble letters and the colored fondant bead trim makes the cake appropriate for a child, but not so bubbly that it's feminine. Speaking of color: the green, red, and purple turned out better than I could have hoped for! Usually achieving an extremely vibrant color match is a bit challenging, but in this case it happened almost without effort.

This cake was for my beloved nephew Landon! He's turning 5 (on September 1st) and wanted a cake to compliment his ever-changing interests, and Monster Trucks seem to be the latest "thing" he's into! (Well, that and Transformers, Cars, Wii, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, and everything else known to mankind!)





**Sorry for the lack of better photography, I was slightly pre-occupied assisting with party-setup! :)



This week I have a 1st birthday ladybug cake for McKinley Jo complete with a matching smash cake; as well as neon cupcakes for Nicole's rockin' 15th Birthday party; -AND- (If I have a moment to spare) cupcakes for Landon's Pre-K class to celebrate his birthday!

Ladybug Cake Sketch





That's all for now, I will be back next week with more cake-craziness to post!