A Seussical Birthday Indeed!!

About a year ago I stumbled upon this cake at "Zoe Bakes" a baking blog I read frequently. Zoe had made it for a friend. My daughter's birthday had already passed, but she wanted the exact same cake for her 17th birthday.

I had never worked with rolled fondant before, so at Zoe's recommendation I used Wilton premade fondant. The 17 was made of gum paste with the dragees "glued" to it with royal icing. We made the flowers of gum paste that was colored to match the dots. There were a few mis-steps along the way. Next time I use fondant I will make my own --- it will be edible that way. Wilton fondant does not have a great flavor, and we ended up peeling it off.

The concept behind a fondant covered cake is pretty cool actually, you get a smooth and seamless look on the outside. When in actuality the cake is covered in a wonderful butter cream icing underneath...you peel away the fondant and you are good to go.

It was also my first time with a tiered cake, I learned a few things, would change it up next time..all in all it worked out and she was happy.

And that was the most important thing.