Baby On The Way!

It's baby shower season! That means I'm knee deep in fondant pacifiers, baby shoes, onesies, flowers, and babies(also made out of fondant, there are no babies in my kitchen).  While the thought of having children is enough to send me into full blown hyperventilation, for the mummy-to-be's I bake for, nothing is more exciting. So, I try to create beautiful and unique designs for their baby shower treats- this week for an upcoming baby girl, and next week a follow-up post for a baby boy on the way! Because it's such a special occasion, I think it's really important to go all out -for this order we combined a delicate and beautiful 6" cake with 'too-cute-to-eat' cupcakes to create a showstopping cake tier for the event(eventually).

This fondant flower turned out to be the bane of my existence...

The second it hit room temperature(which admittedly is nearly 30 degrees
right now) it started to droop open and crack...cue heart attack.

So while this fondant cherub was snoozing an emergency fix plan was hatched.

Step 1) distract with large assortment of delicious cupcakes

Step 2) mmm...cupcakes

Step 3) Have a small mental breakdown as flower topper
opens even further.

...so go back to looking at cupcakes

Just for a few minutes...

...they do have to be arranged properly....

Step 4) Take really nice picture of topper in preparation for it falling apart.
Cry a little bit.

Step 5) In moment of genius, wrap fondant tube underneath petals and
hide with shimmery leaf band.

Step 5) Admire self's handywork and assure self that this was your
plan all along.

Step 6) Realize the cake actually looks better this way and celebrate!