Notre Dame Cake

Mandy is having a birthday party which includes watching the ND game tonight... so naturally, the cake needed to include this somehow, and I decided to make the interlocking ND out of cake... so first I drew it on the saran wrap to see what it would look like:

Then I used a toothpick to 'pick' it out (like you do with pumpkins, if you're a cheater like me!) of the little cake I made and put in the freezer overnight.

Then I carved it out with a little itsy bitsy knife.  I thought this would be the hardest part- but I was wrong....

 The frosting was definitely the hardest part. All those little cut-outs and lots and lots of crumbs... check out my awesome fingers on the left though!


Totally worth it:

Happy Birthday, Mandy!!!

(P.S. The gold frosting is the chai frosting. Because why not?)

Chai Cupcakes

I just love the "exotic" flavor of chai, and decided it was time to try it in a cupcake.  It's not every day that you get the chance to put cardamom into a baked good. They are really yummy!

Here are the spices:

And here's one of the finished product:

I just love those little pearl sprinkles. They make up for a multitude of decorating sins.