I wasn't as familiar with cake decorating back then, so I googled how to make one. I used this site for general directions and templates. I used this site for examples/models of what I wanted my cake to look like.
Here is what I did differently...
- I made strawberry cake b/c its pink and its 2 layers
- Instead of a fruit roll up bow, we cut a bow out of the scraps of cake left after cutting out the main face
- We made our own decorating icing for the facial features. (We made it from 1 tbsp. of butter, 1/4 cup milk, and then we added powdered sugar until it was the consistency we wanted. It was still a little runny. I got this recipe from my mom's friend, but I would probably go with a different recipe next time.)
- We also had extra cake mix for some reason I can't remember now, so we made cupcakes to go on the side. We made 4 cupcakes b/c Allison was turning 4.
My sister and I were impressed in how well it came out. We were just kinda winging it. I had work that day so I didn't get to my cousin's her reaction to the cake, but everyone told me that SHE LOVED it! (There's a picture of her and the cake. Isn't she adorable!) She wanted us to make another one for her past birthday, but unfortunately, we didn't get to see her around that time. Maybe this year, and this time I will experiment with using fondant to decorate instead of icing.
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