Clearly, something had to be done so the birthday didn't get lost in the Christmas commotion!
To save the day in my own little Martha-dom, I made a birthday cake for my Secret Santa giftee, and a Christmas dessert for everyone else. Everyone wins!
The cake is a double layer chocolate sheet cake with my usual buttercream frosting. The light bulb chocolates are made from a Wilton candy mold. I dusted a small amount of red, blue, gold and silver edible glitter on top. I piped green frosting around the cake to look like a cord, and then "plugged in" the chocolate lights. Fun!
To make sure I had enough dessert for 50 people, I also made a batch of cupcakes. These are vanilla cake with buttercream frosting. Each cupcake also got a chocolate light bulb.
People were impressed with the display and I think the birthday girl really enjoyed the fuss. Happy birthday to Samantha, and a special shout-out to everyone at ACC!
3 comments:
How cute! I'm sure you made her birthday really memorable.
What a great cake!
I believe this is your finest work yet! Your lettering is beautiful, the idea is clever, and those chocolate bulbs are incredibly lifelike! Great job!
I also concur that people born around Christmas get the shaft. Tom and his mom more than me. We always make a point to recognize the birthdays.
L
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