That is how old Luke is, as of today. I'd been planning for a week to make him a Lego cake, but suddenly a few days ago he said he wanted a "doggy". I don't know where that idea came from, but who am I to disappoint the birthday boy?
I baked it this morning and then decorated it in between teaching, laundry and everything else that beckons me around here. I was the mean mommy who wouldn't let the girls help, but that's only because it's been so long since I've made a cake by myself. I'm usually happy to let little hands pour and mix, but my creative juices were flowing and I didn't want to be hindered. It was so much fun to make!
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| I used this for inspiration |
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| I baked a 9x13 cake and drew a template on waxed paper, then used the template to cut the cake into a dog shape. I'm not crazy about the platter it's on, but it's all I have. Wanna guess where all my cake platters are? Anyone??? |
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| The crumb coat. Not pretty, but definitely worth the trouble. I then froze it for an hour or so. |
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| The top layer of icing covers the crumb coat. Much nicer! |
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| Ah, finished! A little rootbeer flavoring in the chocolate icing added some subtle pizzazz. |
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| My sweet three-year-old saw his cake and said, "Thank you Mommy! Woof! Woof!" |
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