out of town and got home the evening before his party. I didn't have a lot of time to work on the cake, so I kind of threw it together last minute. If you need to make a last minute cake for a child's birthday, you can "cheat" a little by using toys to decorate with. I used a chocolate boxed cake mix and filled the cake with an easy chocolate mousse (Cool Whip mixed with instant chocolate pudding mix), then frosted it with a homemade buttercream icing (I usually double or triple the recipe below). I put a simple border around the top and bottom edge then added some Thomas toys to top it off. I finished with a simple "Happy Birthday Owen" message on top and some "Choo-Choo" lettering on the side. It ended up being a cute little cake, and Owen loved it! Whether it's cars, trains, polly pockets or toy figurines, you can usually get a second use out them as cake toppers (especially in a time pinch). Happy decorating!
Recipe: Buttercream Icing
2/3 cup butter (softened)
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-3 tablespoons milk
In a mixing bowl cream butter. Add vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add milk one tablespoon at a time to desired consistency (more milk for thinner icing). To thicken icing, you can add more powdered sugar.
Wow, this cake is amazing!! Micah would've loved to behold it...he's on quite the "blue Thomas twain" kick.
ReplyDeleteBekah-It's super easy to make. You can do it!
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