The promised photos

I thought we had pictures of Gabe eating some cake, but I guess we only took video of that. Enjoy the other pictures though.


In some ways the cake turned out better than I expected, and in some ways it was a big disappointment for me. The fondant worked great (however two days later, my arms are still sore from kneading it- it was a beast) and I like how it looked on the cake. The frosting design even turned out pretty well except for the space in the middle of the O that I forgot to color. :( The problem was applying it to the cake. I put the frosting in the freezer for a couple of hours and then tried to apply it to the cake and pull off the wax paper, but I didn't realize I needed to hurry and take it off while it was still frozen. Thus, I ended up having to choose between leaving the wax paper on and letting people take it off their own cake slices, or ripping it off and leaving an unappetizing mess of black and red goo. I chose to leave the paper on. The following day, I tried pulling off the paper again, and realized that the frosting had dried somewhat, and the wax paper came off easily without destroying the design. So if you ever decide to do this, consider doing it a day in advance. The fondant keeps the cake inside moist, so no worries about it drying out.
Here are the links I used to make the cake:
The frosting image: http://www.ehow.com/how_4596120_edible-cake-images.html
The fondant: http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fondant.htm -I found this link to be very informative and helpful.
The Wilton buttercream frosting recipe and instructions: http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Buttercream-Icing