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Lego Birthday Cake

This cake was made for a little boy who quite loves Lego, from what I understand. It is designed to look like three pieces of stacked Lego. The yellow block was chocolate butter cake with chocolate buttercream filling. I tried a new recipe for this cake, from Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes book, and let me tell you it was divine. The other two blocks are vanilla bean butter cake, with vanilla bean buttercream filling. Also delicious, but not quite as good as the chocolate. All the blocks are covered with fondant.

Due to some issues with the bottom of the blocks, I had to put a border on them. Not my favourite part of the cake, but all in all it turned out quite well, and I hope the birthday boy loves it.

The pictures don’t do these little beauties justice! Half were mini-cupcakes, and half were regular-sized. The cupcakes were lemon, with a coconut buttercream frosting. They tasted pretty good if I do say so myself.

Regular-Sized Flower Cupcakes

Birthday Cake for Wes

This cake smelled as good as it looks - if you like chocolate that is. Inside was a white cake, and it was filled with a mocha/Bailey’s filling. I could critique all the things I think are wrong with it, but instead I’ll simpy say that it has an overlapping leaf border, some sort of stylized vine and leaf design on the sides, and a pile of roses on top. It had very good flavour, but the cake itself was too dry for my tastes. I think I’ll be switching recipes again; I really prefer a moister cake.

What young lady wouldn’t enjoy a princess cake for her third birthday?

Princess Cake!