It's that time of year again... Birthday time! As much as a hem and haw when my daughter's birthday comes around I love the challenge of coming up with the details after she comes up with the theme. This year it was a luau. Aside from the standard pizza
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After the animal print frosting disaster with Kenna's birthday cake, I'm ready to hang up my cake making hat. It has became incredibly clear that I have NO idea what I'm doing! The circus cake below is officially my last cake, I'm frustrated with it, I'm an impatient perfectionist and that's probably not a combo suitable to cake decorating. Maybe cupcakes from now on.
The cake is a circus theme and covered in white chocolate that was first spread onto an acetate sheet. The chocolate is cooled, then wrapped around a frosted cake to create a smooth shiny finish.
The cake is a circus theme and covered in white chocolate that was first spread onto an acetate sheet. The chocolate is cooled, then wrapped around a frosted cake to create a smooth shiny finish.
Ahhh to be sweaty, sticky and covered in frosting in wet drizzly weather having a Safari Birthday Party! I even think we had mosquitoes fly directly up from the Amazon jungle! Now... where did I put the phone number for "Scream O' Rama" for next year?! Despite the obvious pitfall of New England weather, I still love backyard birthdays. Plus, the garage/carriage house got put to good use and all the little monkeys had so much fun!
I got to exercise my cake making muscles as well. Note to self: Do not attempt animal prints in frosting again!
The coolest part, were animals that came to visit with Jungle Encounters http://www.jungleencounters.org/. It was a great experience. The show managed to keep the attention of 19 kids and a whole group of adults and was not only entertaining but educational!
The kids even got to pet some animals.
I got to exercise my cake making muscles as well. Note to self: Do not attempt animal prints in frosting again! The coolest part, were animals that came to visit with Jungle Encounters http://www.jungleencounters.org/. It was a great experience. The show managed to keep the attention of 19 kids and a whole group of adults and was not only entertaining but educational!
The kids even got to pet some animals. 
While I can absolutely appreciate the desire to have your child's party at the local brain bounce or scream-o-rama...I am partial to the at home backyard birthday party. Last year, Kenna chose a bubble theme. With a few simple things (bubble machines everywhere, a blowup bubble bath, clear bubble balloons and bubbly party favors), she had one cool birthday party and my favorite part...squeaky clean kids! What's better then that?!
This year Kenna wants a safari party. So we're having Jungle Encounters http://jungleencounters.org/ come with exotic animals and we're coming up with lots of other cool things...like monkeys and bananas in the trees!
This year Kenna wants a safari party. So we're having Jungle Encounters http://jungleencounters.org/ come with exotic animals and we're coming up with lots of other cool things...like monkeys and bananas in the trees!
