Another Easter in captivity! Fortunately, my parents have a big back yard and deck that we were able to be outside to celebrate even though it was a bit chilly. Dinner was finished off with classic carrot cake and cream cheese icing; a family favourite! I did cupcakes so we didn't have to worry about plates and forks. Added some chocolate eggs for decoration because, is it even Easter without some chocolate?
Clover never ceases to amaze me in what challenge she dreams up for me to do for her son's birthday cake. This year was no disappointment! The baking was the easy part for this cake! The cake was technically a 3 tiered cake that was about 9" x 10". The tiers were separated with a half inch black cake board cut down to size. The bottom was chocolate, then vanilla and then cookies and cream. All were covered in vanilla butter cream before being covered in red fondant. Thankfully Mr T's cousin Amanda was over visiting for the weekend and ended up helping me a lot with the cake. She built the handle for me using cardboard and electrical tape. She also told me that it was customary to have stickers on your toolbox so I printed off some plumber related ones and laminated them. We even got the cake done early and delivered. Woohoo! Can't wait for next year's challenge! That's a joke. P.S. Now in my Instagram and ...
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