SugarBritches Cakery

For months I have been ecstatic to do Sofie’s 1st Birthday Cake! First Birthdays are just the best

The idea was a bathtub with ducks, pink bows perched on their heads. I have been seeing this cake in my head for sooooo long. Despite having some issues with the fondant (which is pretty much a given – oy vey) I was so proud of how cute the final product turned out.

Then………..

Caketrastrophe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As I was driving to deliver the cake (it was raining) I was slowing to a stop at a stop sign where I had to also turn a slight right. The cake was sitting nicley in the back seat in the middle and I had my right hand back there holding onto the edge of the cake base. As I was taking this slight turn/stop, the base shifted and before I knew it, the whole thing slid all the way over to the door and smashed into it. I friggin’ panicked. I stopped the car in the middle of the road and got out to asses the damage. My hands were shaking, my heart was in my throat, and I was desperate not to actually cry. I moved the cake back to the middle of the board (why it moved, I’ll  never understand) and shifted it away from the door.

With shaky voice I called Sidekick, “I need your help, there has been a caketastrophe!!”

Luckily, he was my knight in shining armor. I was panic stricken!! The fondant for the sides of the tub were accordian-ed up, a lot of the buttercream bubbles were squished flat, and the nice letters on the front were crooked and we had to make a new “R”. All in all, it could have been waaaay worse, but it didn’t help me feel any better – being the perfectionist that I am.

Sidekick went with me this time and he held the cake while I drove. They seemed to love it.

All in all, caking is always a giant learning experience – each and every time. It certainly has a way of humbling a person.

Luckily, I did take some pretty good pictures before the “caketastrophe”

And here is a picture from the party that was taken by her Mommy, Amanda (by the by, they own the Tintypery on Main Street in St. Charles – love that place!)

Moral of the story, don’t cake alone and drive. Always have a Sidekick

Love you Sidekick!!

And love you, cakers,

Shannon