Saturday, July 11, 2009

7th Birthday Cake!












I got this idea from a Taste of Home magazine. I tweaked it a little bit and put my own brand of perfectionism to work, and here it is!

It's a labor of love that has lasted over 2 weeks--looking for all the candies required.
Then, the past three days, I've been baking, frosting and decorating. This is my first attempt at working with fondant. I made my own and then rolled it out (WITHOUT a ROLLING PIN!) using my hands and my 4 inch Pampered Chef Pizza Roller!!
I tried to somewhat accurate, but there are at least 4 different Candyland boards since the game first came out, so I took the best of each one--including a REAL Peanut Brittle house!
It's kind-of reminiscent of the Cake Boss, don't you think? :)

7th Birthday Cake!

7th Birthday Cake

I found the beginning of this idea in a Taste of Home cookbook, and then I personalized it and put my