Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Sweet Success!

My father in law had his 80th birthday on the weekend and my youngest daughter (who is eleven) wanted to make something special for him. She immediately thought of a cake because Grandad has a bit of a sweet tooth. This couldn't just be any cake, she said, 'it had to be special', and as you can see it really was!

It took over 3 days to make. There was the mixing of ingredients, baking of the cookies and the cake, royal icing, buttercream icing and putting the cake together. It was a gorgeous cake and spectacular with the iced sugar cookies as decorations. It not only looked good but it was delicious as well. The cake was subtly scented with orange and lemon and the buttercream icing had a hint of almond and was so creamy and not too sweet.

It was definite success and a wonderful celebration for a sweet grandad!


  1. What a grand cake for a "grand"dad!

  2. Wow, I am impressed!! Great job, and what a wonderful cake, it was gorgeous!!

  3. I am a star freak so I can honestly say that it is the cutest cake I have EVER seen! Great work!

  4. Nancy,

    What a great cake!! Your daughter's idea was indeed special for grandpa's birthday!
    Thanks for sharing!

  5. All I can say is, "Wow!" I tried to bake my son a cake for his birthday last year and failed miserably. Maybe your daughter could give me some two can come over any time.

  6. I love it! Isn't it fun to show your love with cake?

