It started a couple of months ago when I asked D what kind of cake she would like for her birthday. A slow smile crept over her face as she said "A Madeline cake."
I thought I'd do a practice one before her birthday playdate, just in case it didn't work out. (It turned out well enough that I see no need to repeat the process. We'll have other snacks instead.) Anyway, today D helped me make the cake:
Then, while the girls had quiet time upstairs, I started the decorating part. A crumb coat first:
A rough sketch of Madeline, based on Google image results:
Very rough.
I mixed some colours and filled in the blanks. (Cake decorators, avert your eyes from the next sentence.) I used the back of a baby spoon to spread the icing, figuring anything else would take too long and end up looking pretty much the same. I think it's fine.
I outlined with chocolate icing, which looked so bad that I had to make the background chocolate as well. Had to.
Happy birthday, D! Mommy loves you.
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