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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Just For Fun...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share real quick my daughter's birthday cake. Now I know it isn't a masterpiece. But it was really fun to make and she LOVED it! Of course she is completely in love with elephants so I knew it would be a hit.


This was not an original creation either. My Mom has an old book of different shaped cakes made from regular cake pans. For example this cake was made with two circle cakes. The one circle is the body and the other one was cut into pieces to make up the head, trunk and feet. Her book also tells you to use a whipped cream type frosting (this is so that the cut cake pieces won't stick to the frosting while you are frosting it) and then you just top it with food colored coconut flakes. Next you decorate it with whichever candy you think will look best. We used pull and peel licorice for the bow and tail, a cashew for the little tusk, A Whopper for the eye, M&M's for the toe nails and a great BIG yummy solid chocolate Valentine's day heart for the ear.

Well I hope you all have a super weekend! Take care! Hugs- Glora

22 comments:

  1. DawnFebruary 4, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    This is adorable!! I love elephants also and she is one of the cutest. I love her yummy heart chocolate ear. Super cake, Glora!

    Dawn
    DeeGeeScraps

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    I love this cake.A;though it is too pretty to eat!!

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  3. Cindy BelandFebruary 4, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    AWESOME job Glora!It looks sooo ADORABLE and YUMMY!!!I LOVE coconut and the sweet elephants shape,TOO CUTE!Have a great evening my friend!:)

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  4. LeanneFebruary 4, 2012 at 6:09 PM

    Wow! This turned out super super cute! Your such a great mom! Happy Birthday to your daughter I'm sure she had a awesome day to go along with that awesome cake! Hugs, Leanne

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  5. KateFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    I think it turned out so cute and I'm sure that your daughter loved it. I hope she had a wonderful day my friend and a very very happy birthday to her.

    Hugs,
    Kate

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  6. liz at liz's paper loftFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:55 PM

    oooohh I think this is sooo cute and creative! your idea or not, I love it!

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  7. CassandraFebruary 4, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    How fun is that?!?!?! She is gonna love it!! I especially love the heart for the ear :)

    Guess what.....I have my next Disney trip planned for March 16th! Wahooo! Gonna go take my sister who unfortunately is going thru a bad divorce. So what better place to go then the happiest place on earth :) Yippeee...I'm sooo excited!

    hugs
    Cassandra

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  8. Crafting KatieFebruary 5, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    Absolutely adorable, Glora! Your daughter must have LOVED this!!!

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  9. StephanieFebruary 5, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    How fun! I love the heart for the ear - so cute!!

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  10. Kim HFebruary 5, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    Glora ~ This is WAY TOO CUTE! I know your daughter had to just ADORE it! It looks so YUMMY too! You may not think this is original but from a Mom who buys her from a bakery ~ it is TOTALLY original! AWESOME job! You are AWESOME Mom! tfs

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  11. Houses Built of CardsFebruary 5, 2012 at 10:19 AM

    So CUTE!!! What a good mommy you are - I'm sure she loved it!!!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  12. Amy CFebruary 5, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    What a fabulous and YUMMY looking cake Glora!! I bet she LOVED it.....I know my kids would. =)

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  13. Sherrie K.February 5, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    OMG, this is so FUN and so yummy looking! I would love to see her face when you showed her:) How aweseome:) LOVE this!!!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  14. Jennie GarciaFebruary 5, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    That is super cute, Glora!! What an awesome cake!! SO creative!! TFS!! Take Care!!
    Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

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  15. jannerFebruary 5, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    What a super cute cake! I'm sure your daughter loved it. Awesome!!

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  16. TinaFebruary 5, 2012 at 8:59 PM

    So adorable, Glora. Looks so good. I love frosted cake and coconut.

    Tina
    aurathentic@gmail.com

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  17. Crafty MoniFebruary 6, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    Looks, cute and yummy:) Your so creative Glora, thanks for sharing.

    Peace, Love, & Cricut Hug's!
    Monica L.

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  18. Simply PamFebruary 6, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    What a great cake! I bet she loved it. :) So cute!

    Pam

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  19. mum of twoFebruary 6, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    Adorable Glora! I'm sure it was loved by all :)
    Michelle
    http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com

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  20. Linsey RFebruary 7, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    Oh my, a pink elephant birthday cake!! I love it Glora!! I swear, your creativity knows no bounds!!! Your daughter is a very lucky girl to have such a sweet, loving and talented Mom like yourself! I will always look forward to seeing your wonderful creations and thanks for being such a great blogging buddy! happy belated birthday hugs to your little one! :)

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  21. GiGiFebruary 13, 2012 at 3:54 PM

    This is AMAZING!!! You totally ROCKED this cake! It looks so cute and yummy!

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  22. Janice W.February 17, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    Oh Glora this is totally adorable! I bet your daughter loved it! Such a good Mom!

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