One of my classmates from the cake decorating class is expecting and we decided to throw her a surprise baby shower. This was decided somewhere last month and all of us thought that our instructor would bake the cake for the party.But since is going to India at the end of this month, she was busy with a thousand things that go in packing for a long trip and so she asked one of us to bake a cake. I volunteered as I was the only one without a job or kids and in addition I wanted to try my hand at a few decorations. I didn’t know how the final result would look like but I had a few things in mind for the cake. The girl is expecting a baby boy…so everything had to be blue.I searched many websites for inspiration and saw many beautiful creations but I knew that for a first cake, I had to keep it simple. I dont like the taste of fondant, so I decided that the cake would be covered in buttercream and the decorations would be fondant,so that we could just remove the decorations and eat the yummy iced cake :)

So I made a small baby bed.To tell you the truth I wanted to make a crib but I couldnt get the logistics of getting the sides to hold up right.So I finally decided to go for a day bed with ruffled edges,a blue bedsheet with a blue pillow,a tiny teddy bear,2 books, a milk bottle,a ball of yarn and a knitted sweater. Everything looked so cute that I was mighty pleased with the results. Here are a few pics of my favourite cake so far :)

Close up of the decorations.In the pic below I have yet to finish the eyes and nose of the teddy bear which I did in class with an edible marker.

 

And finally,the last pic…getting ready to eat :) The mother-to-be carefully packed the fondant decorations and took it home to keep it as a remembrance!