First Birthday Frills and Ruffles

This little gem was made for someone really special. Her mother and I have been besties since we were 3, we spent many a night planning our weddings, husbands and future babies by flashlight "camping out" in my backyard. It's hard to believe that 28 years later, here we are....acting out those very plans. Her little girl, Pria, turned one this weekend and she requested a very special cake for her little princess....a pink ombre ruffle cake. I was pretty excited to make this one as I have been wanting to try this for a while, and  just needed a good excuse to do so. 

Here she is: 

The cake was perfect with Melissa's pinterest perfect party table!

The adorable birthday girl

She had her very own little cupcake 

Minty-fresh

My sister-in-law and I have birthdays one day apart and decided it would be best if we had a cake-off for our joint family party. I specifically requested a "princess cake" and I sent her a picture of a 6 tier wedding cake I was going to make her. Unfortunately time got the best of me and the 6 tier cake was not going to happen, so I decided on a more subtle mint green cake for the occasion. Good thing because with my parents, a dog, a bike, golf clubs, toys for my nephews and myself in the car...we would have had to strap that baby to the roof. This sweet little minty fresh cake was a dark chocolate cake with vanilla swiss meringue buttercream icing and fondant accents. 

I've included a picture of the "winning" cake below mine. I just couldn't compete with an actual princess cake complete with a barbie in the middle. She was quite a hit with the kiddos!

And the winner made by my lovely sister in law: {she's pretty fantastic} 

Sweet and Simple

Who makes their own birthday cake? {I do} This simple little cake was thrown together last minute so the girls and I would have something sweet after a long afternoon of wine tasting. Thankfully gumpaste lasts for weeks if kept in an airtight container so these decorations just happened to be laying around. Oh...and that adorable glittery serving set was a gift from my mama, one of my new obsessions is Sabre old fashioned flatware. They come in lots of different colors and I want each and every one! Sabre Old Fashioned Flatware 

Happy Birthday to Me!

Can't go wrong with wine and girlfriends :) 

Black Ankle Vineyards....how adorable is this place?