The cake

For those that read our Mom's group blog, this may be old news because Aimee is so much better at keeping up with the blog scene than I am. Regardless, I think this is pretty amazing. I have a love for baking, especially cakes. I have an awesome butter cream frosting recipe from my Mom, which I love dearly, but I have the hardest time always making it do what I want it to do. If the weather is too hot, or too humid, the frosting frizzles. If the consistency isn't right, then it gets crunchy. I have always loved the way fondant looked, but hated it's taste. I also heard rumor that it was a real pain to make. So, on to the web I go to find a recipe that I could handle that would taste good. To my avail, I found it! (and no, I'm not giving it up... find your own recipe!). The result was amazing. I not only made fondant, but was able to color it, shape it, and make this cake for our friend Meridith's baby shower. It may seem odd that this is a cake for a baby shower, but it matches her room decor, so it worked.