Happy Mother's Day!

I hope all you mother's out there are having as good a Mother's day as I am. Benj and the kids let me sleep in, which y'all know is a luxury we dedicated mom's don't often get. When I did wake up I was greeted with, yep, you guessed it, breakfast in bed. A Mom's Day classic. My family did really well with this decadent meal, serving croissants, fresh strawberries, bacon and hashbrowns. Then I was lavished with gifts, including tickets to a Randy Travis concert this Friday night, and a delightful pedicure.

Although I may offer snippets of my life in this blog its primary purpose is to extol the adventures and misadventures of my cake baking, designing, and decorating. This week I had the pleasure of making a soon to be first time mom her son's first cake. The fact that he is still in utero is beside the point. Joshia's (he's the baby) aunt happened to be dining at a local resturant when we were celebrating my eldest daughter's 12th birthday. Because we were all sitting in the same section we shared the cake with everyone who wanted a piece. I gave my contact information out to those who wanted it. And within a couple of days Josiah's aunt and I were discussing her sister's baby shower cake. In the end they decided on a train theme. Benji loves this cake, says its one of his favorites. I think its cute, but I was kinda disappointed too. I should have make the base cake bigger. This one is 9 inches, it should have been at least ten. The top layer was originally 8 inches, but I cut it down a bit to make more room for the train track. I should have gone ahead and made a six inch round. The name should have been more even because I used cookie cutters, but for some reason the "I" looks much too big. I'll correct that mishap on the next cake I make with a name on it. Right now my next cake up is a graduation cake, but I have yet to speak to the mom about the details. I guess thats it for this post. Hope y'all are having a great day!