Kaitlyn's 8th Birthday

Are you noticing a theme lately? Once September hits it's birthday mania in our family! This cake was for a cousin on my husband's side. She was turning eight and had a special request for me to make her birthday cake. She wanted a flower-shaped carrot cake (mature for an eight-year-old) in pink, purple and yellow. I decided to add the fondant leaves so I could write a birthday message - there was no room on the cake! My husband and I had a wedding to attend the same night as her birthday celebration but we heard that it was a huge hit when we returned to pick up our daughter. There wasn't any cake left over for my husband or I to try! I received a thank you e-mail from Kaitlyn the following day saying that the cake "rocked" and that she loved it. Happy 8th Birthday Kaitlyn, we love you!

Carrot cake with buttercream frosting. Marshmallow fondant leaves.