It's no secret that Addison is going through what I like to call a "phase" where she thinks she is a boy, loves spider-man, wears little boy's briefs, hates her hair done, plays in the mud, and wants to shoot guns. Since her gifts this year include....a spider-man bike, spider-man baseball and glove, and a spider-man movie (nothing I picked out, mind you...)I was drawing the line at a spider-man cake. I decided I was going to make sure her cake was super girly, frilly, poofy and PINK just to remind her, and the rest of us, that SHE IS A GIRL!!!
So I thought to myself, "Self, if you knew how to bake, you could actually make a cake". Normally, I consider myself pretty creative and crafty. I can make all kinds of gifts, crafts, and decor for my house, but I don't pretend that I can bake. I mean, I think in the 7 years I've been married, I've made two cakes. Any wedding presents that were given to me that had to do with baking something, are still in a box somewhere in my basement. I'd rather buy it than bake it. In fact, the white frosting that has been sitting in my basement expired in Spring of '07. I guess that is what they mean by rotating your food storage.
So I call up my sister Lindsey and between the two of us, we decide to take upon us the grueling task of making a "GIRL" cake. Can I tell you....7 HOURS LATER....$46 LATER ..... 2 ANGRY HUSBANDS LATER, We finally finished! We had no idea what we were doing because we each had a different "vision" of what this masterpiece was going to end up looking like. I originally wanted to make some super cute cupcakes (in a cupcake tin that has never been used). But then after googling and shopping all day, we kind of originated away from that idea and came up with THIS....along with a few other exciting moments in our day.
One of many Dr. Pepper's...
I haven't used my mixer enough to know that I only have one beater...
My amazing frosting skills...
Um...we're not quite sure what it was supposed to turn out as....but it IS pink and NOT spider-man!
What happens when you ignore the kids for too long, they wet your couch!
6 comments:
Courtney you crack me up! Your cake turned out adorable. Nice job!
OHMYGOSH.... That is freaking hysterical. I love your "boy" phased girl. Being born to you of all people. That in itself is irony. Me, now not so much. ;) (Although, arriving late, I'm pretty sure I've arrived to the "loving being a girl" party.... wearing pink.... You'd be so proud. So proud.)
That cake is awesome... nothing quite as fun as baking a cake for your kid. We should hang out more. Baking was the one thing during my boy phase that I loved to do.... how else would I come upon my constant supply of goodies? Sometimes, you have to take manners into your own hands. :)
that would be matters... not manners. Proofreading is for the birds.
We have mad skills. .
The cake is wonderful! I am very impresessed. Very cute post. Someday we should get together and do some serious cake decorating.
I love it!!! You can come and make as many baked goods at my house as you'd like!
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