monkeying around

This monkey turned 11 this year and to celebrate she choose a cupcake cake...  I haven't made one in a while and was a little worried about transport so I made a batch of royal icing and secured each cupcake to the board.  It worked.  I delivered it all in one piece.  Also played around with my new Iphone and filmed a time lapse of making her fun cake...

Pooka Monkey's Birthday

It's been a little while since I've made a cake, and I didn't have to bake a thing for this one... My Niece specifically requests brownies (which Shoprite makes for me... ), this gives me more time for my favorite part, decorating!  After a few consultations we settled on the idea of a monkey sitting on top of a mountain of banana's.  We saw a few fun ideas on Pinterest.  I had strict instructions to make sure the money was cute... O.K....  To avoid a cake fail I used Styrofoam ball, covered them in fondant and followed this tutorial on a new cake site I just discovered... It was really helpful.   Enjoy the pics of the assembly and party...

The cake reveal... She liked it :)

Monkey Peacock Cake

My 8 Year old niece is either messing with me or has complete confidence in her aunt...  She requested a cake with a Monkey that was dressed like a peacock...  She loves monkeys and is a Peacock for Halloween, thus her inspiration...    Challenge accepted- Here it is- the Monkey Peacock Cake!