CJ turned nine on Monday.
Every year the cake has been the same. It’s my grandmother’s chocolate cake recipe.
What changes every year is the frosting. Early on, I let him choose the color, more often than not, he would choose purple. There were several years where he requested it simply as “purple cake”. Then he started requesting more elaborate themes. This year he wanted an Up cake.
It started out like this
Then I did a crumb coat which wasn’t easy because it’s such a spongy, crumbly cake. After the crumb coat chilled I started layering on the colors.
By the time I was done, my hand had cramped permantly into the shape of the piping bag. It was all worth is when CJ came home from school and saw the cake.
“Mama, that is one mighty cake.”
That definitely is a mighty cake! It looks soooo good!
Wow! His cake looks amazing! Such talent.
hi! i found you through your comment at collette patterns, and just have to say that is an amazing cake! my husband always bakes me a birthday cake and i’m totally requesting one like that next year. gorgeous job!
Thanks Allison – I think the secret to success with that cake was disposable piping bags. I could just switch to a new color without having to wash out the bag in between colors. Glad you liked it!