This past weekend I had the wonderful privilege of making a dear friend's daughter's first birthday cake. Her little one seriously has the biggest eyes you've ever seen on such a little girl - accompanied by a teeny tiny mouth that is almost always at a pucker. It's downright adorable.
When she had so willingly babysat the Manchild when I was recording a couple segments with some local tv stations, I was more than happy (and eager!) to make her dear little one's birthday cake. When I dropped off the cake, you should have seen the amazing decorations and beautiful food she had ready for the party. It was a French Cafe theme, and so perfect for such a little sweet girl. I thought the cake was perfectly feminine, and with just the right amount of daintiness. The Eiffel Tower is actually a souvenir from Paris when the little one's Mom visited France a while ago.
The cake was two-layers, with the top layer being slightly smaller than the bottom. To me, the cake was basically a lovechild between my Cherry Almond Vanilla Cupcakes and the frosting technique I used with my Almond Infused Cream Cheese Frosting. I added a light layer of sliced maraschino cherries inside each cake layer, and loved using the little frosting pearls to complete the petal frosting theme with a flower on top.
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LOVE this! So beautiful. And, makes me want to jump in through the CPU and grab a peice! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the frosting pearls too! :)
That's how I feel with so many food blogs! I seriously can't blog before breakfast or else I just get way too hungry, too fast!
DeleteSo pretty - I love using that frosting technique! Sounds delicious, too. I bet they were thrilled.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a blast? And I love it the most because you can fix it immediately if you don't like how the smear turned out.
DeleteThis cake is ADORABLE!! Seriously.
ReplyDeleteThanks, chica! Took a look over at your blog - in LOVE with your stuff.
DeleteOh my gosh... I would eat at your house any day! Way to go gal. You've got some skills.
ReplyDeleteOh my darling Courtney, what can I say :) You're welcome to come over anytime. So happy you're back in the states and in P-town at last!
DeleteWhat a BEAUTIFUL cake!!!! I love the pink, and just love the top of the cake! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Maria! It's my favorite part, by far.
DeleteYay!!!! I so LOVE that you blogged about the to die for cake you made for my Birdie's Birthday! Seriously, you are the best of friends chica~! And yes...everyone gobbled up the cake in a matter of minutes; especially Birdie :)
ReplyDeleteAnytime Michelle! So happy it tasted as well :) Thanks again for trusting me with such a fun cake to make for Birdie.
DeleteSimply breathtaking! Love!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bethany!
DeleteWhat a beautiful cake! My daughter would love it! She loves anything French:)
ReplyDeleteDo it! She has lovely taste :)
DeleteSooo, I'm having difficulty finding a cute little Eiffel Tower topper. Would you be able to share where you got yours?
DeleteMy friend (who I made the cake for her daughter) actually bought that Eiffel Tower IN Paris when she went a few years ago. I'm sure you could find a similar one on Amazon - it's worth a shot. Good luck, June! Let me know if/where you find one.
Deletesuch a pretty cake and color! love that icing design, must try it!
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