Old MacDonald lived in Shoe.....

I had two fun cakes for this week!

The first is pretty much an exact replica of a previous cake I did...which was an exact replica of a cake made by someone on Cake Central (with permission). But it seems to be a favorite for little kiddos with a farm themed birthday! And it IS pretty cute.... this particular cake is a bit smaller than the previous one I made....this one being the smallest two tiered cake I offer, a 9"/6" which serves 30. The barn on top was cut from rice krispy treats (made with caramel flavored marshmallows!) and then iced like the cake. Everything is completely edible:

The other cake was for a bridal shower and was SO much fun to design! Well I guess I didn't have to "design" it too much, because the theme of the party (Bridal Shower) was modeled after a cute, zebra striped pump luggage tag. So the request was to turn that tag into a 3D cake. So...here is what I came up with:

My dear hubby built a wooden support structure which includes a 1" dowel for the heel, and a few pieces of wood to shape the base of the shoe. Then I covered the top pieces of wood with cake cardboards and built the cake on top of that. I used icing and fondant to round out underneath and build the heel. A side shot:

Quiet week next week, just some tasting consults and prep work for a busy cake week to follow!