First birthday with pink and rose ribbons
Saturday, July 7th, 2007
This was a fun cake made for a little girl turning one - “something girly and princess-y” was the request. I let my inner princess loose and came up with a whole bunch of sketches, from Cinderella-style carriages to crowns on pillows to this design, with a bevy of bows, ribbons, and pearls. I had not made a loop bow in a long time, so it was time to get out the fondant and gumpaste and start looping those ribbons… if you don’t make them far enough in advance, the loops don’t have enough time to harden and you’ll end up with a very flat and sad-looking bow staring back at you in the wee hours of the morning and a brain running in circles trying to figure out if putting the loops in the oven will help them set or melt them completely…
The cake is iced in buttercream with fondant bows and a fondant name plaque. The diamond pattern is embossed into the buttercream with an edible pearl at each corner. The little cake is a “smash cake” for the birthday girl - with a little extra glitter on top.
