Sakura Cake

Here's the little lady's version of her birthday sakura flower cake.  I'd have liked a better photo, but the cake got eaten too fast. She practiced her piping on some cupcakes, then she did the icing, pretty much by herself.  I think it came out lovely.

Test drive cake

The little lady and the little guy have their birthdays close together.  The little guy had a chocolate ice box cake.  The little lady requested a lemon cake with cream cheese icing (with sakura flowers on top please).  We found a recipe and did a test run.

It's gotten her approval, but she has a few decorating changes in mind.

Chocolate all the way

Want to see the little guy's choice of birthday cake?  Here it is...

According to the recipe, it's a 'Death by Chocolate' icebox cake.  It's got chocolate mousse, chocolate ganache and oreo crumbs, all topped with chocolate whipped cream.

He made it himself (with a little bit of help from me).  It's the perfect thing for chocolate lovers like the little guy.

Baked mermaid

The little lady made mermaid bread.  The little guy and I made the bread dough with lots and lots of chocolate buttons and chocolate chips.  We made normal rolls but the little lady turned her portion into a mermaid.

Here are the little lady's comments:

"I made this bread just because I felt like it.  I took some of the chocolate buttons and used them as shells and if you look very closely, there is a walnut for her crown.  I ate the bottom tail, but then I felt so full I stopped."