It’s my birthday today! Since I love cereal, I decided this milk splash birthday cake would be the perfect way to celebrate a new year. I’d seen it on Pinterest made by Sugar & Sparrow and I loved the graphic look of it.
Problem was that Froot Loops (at least in Canada) no longer come in shiny bright colours anymore; they’re made from all natural juices and turmeric, so my colours are not as bright and carnival-like as Sugar & Sparrow’s version.
Still, it’s a fun cake and I can’t wait to cut it open and reveal its confetti-vanilla interior.
Happy birthday to me!
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It’s been a slow ascent into spring this year. Everything seems later than usual with tulips delayed and late frosts, we’re all seeking warmth. And flowers!
My co-worker Scott was having a party for his one-year-old son Simon. I was already making a Mickey Mouse cake so he asked me to also make 12 cupcakes because he was having a crowd and lots of kids.
It’s not often that I do character cakes but a co-worker was celebrating his son’s first birthday and the theme was Mickey Mouse. I took up the challenge! Mickey has such a fun, friendly face that was fun to make out of fondant. I hope Simon loved it and that he has a happy first birthday. 
My friend Julia told me that her daughter Liv was turning 20. I have done Liv’s birthday cakes over the past few years so coming up with something different took some thinking. But Julia told me that now that Liv is away at university, she’s taken up growing plants, mostly succulents. A-ha!
Today, at the Annual General Meeting, the St. Lawrence River Institute marks its 25th anniversary.
Birthday boy Brian loves music. Not only does he sing, he also plays the bassoon, piano and piano accordion. So for his 70th birthday, I needed to make a cake that showed Brian’s passions.