She is the reason I got into this cake world. A few years back I wanted my daughter to have a special cake for her birthday, something different. So here I am today with a new found passion for cake decorating.

The long wait is here. After making several cakes for other people, I will finally be able to make a birthday cake for the most special person in my life - for my reason for this passion. 

She wanted three cakes: A purse, shoes, makeup cake, a Barbie Fashion show Cake and either Sid the Science Kid or Out-of-the-Box Cake (they are both her current favorite shows on TV).

Her birthday is before the New Year's and after Christmas so we have decided to always have her main birthday party with her friends and classmates in January. However, on her actual birthday, the family will still have a small gathering (just us). Birthday celebration will not be complete without a cake...

The purse cake is a four layer Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese filling and iced in vanilla buttercream. 

I made the shoes and make-up with a "bling". I used crystals which are NOT edible to make it special.  The shoes, makeup and the purse handle were made of gumpaste. The "blings" on the cake are edible using sugar sprinkles.

I was supposed to make an LV cake but just could not find a store to have the image printed on an edible paper (copyright issue).  Anyway, the next best thing is to have everything in pink (her favorite color).

One down, two to go...I am excited to make her next cake..Barbie Fashion Show Cake and to prepare for her birthday celebration. It will be a busy start of the year for sure.  HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY MY DEAR PRINCESS MELISSA J! MOMMY AND DADDY LOVE YOU SO MUCH! 

Thanks for looking friends. I wish that the New Year brings joy, beautiful moments and surprises to cherish to you all!

This is the cake/cupcakes I made for my daughter's teachers and classmates. I did not get the chance to make individual edible cupcake toppers, so I bought the Wilton cupcake wrappers that came with paper decorations. However, I did all the cake toppers using fondant with tylose powder.

When I brought the cake to school this morning, one of Melissa's classmates commented "That is the best cake I've ever seen"...that made my morning.  To be appreciated like that by a 5 yr old, is "PRICELESS". How i wish we grown-ups would be as appreciative as kids then it will be a better world to live in.

Let me close by wishing everyone the best of holidays and wonderful new year to come. Take care everyone.

From Wikipedia, "The nipa hut also known as bahay kubo, is an indigenous house used in the Philippines. The native house is constructed out of bamboo tied together, with a thatched roof using nipa/anahaw leaves.

Nipa huts were the native houses of the indigenous people of the Philippines before the Spaniards arrived. They are still used today, especially in rural areas. Different architectural designs are present among the different ethno-linguistic groups in the country, although all of them conform to being stilt houses, similar to those found in neighboring countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia,and other countries of Southeast Asia. A nipa hut is an icon of Philippine culture as it represents the Filipino value of bayanihan, which refers to a spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve a particular objective."

This is the cake theme I designed for another Filipino group in Fredericton. They had made a small Nipa Hut that they used in one of their dance and which they also carry in the Canada Day parade. The cake is combination of christmas and birthday.

All the figures were done a week ago using fondant with tylose powder.  If I had lots of time, I would have made more banana leaves and improve the banana fruit.  I  also intended to put more flowers and ducks. I was excited to make this cake. Unfortunately, I started feeling sick thursday night...so it was a bit of challenge finishing this cake.  But I still delivered on time and here it is.

One of the three cakes for a cause this December. Hope they enjoyed the cake as much I enjoyed making them.

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