Wondering what kind of birthday cake you’d get if you were my kid?
Well, you’d get a chocolate fudge cake (from scratch) with dark chocolate buttercream (from scratch) covered with fondant (from scratch) that pretty much looked like Barbie as the Island Princess.
And it would sing.
Four different songs.
And it would have a matching tiara for you.
Yep, that’s what you’d get.
The party is in 12 hours.
Here’s to hoping Barbie makes it that long and that no one gags from princess overload tomorrow.
Because it’s totally likely.
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A big disgustingly humungo thank you shout out to Laurlee of Cakes de Fleur in Salt Lake City for making and tinting the fondant for me. And for supplying the dress mold. And for giving us cupcakes when we went into her shop. She’s known me since I was in Kindergarten if not longer, and I want to be just like her when I grow up.
Now go buy cakes from her.
She’s even better than me.
Honestly.








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By Kimmie on 12.15.07 3:42 am | Permalink
Twitter: @kimsueellen
Mmm, trying to rearrange my schedule so I can be there, even if for 20 minutes. Barbie looks good enough to eat. Is that bad? Holy crap you did an awesome job, look at that piping.
By Meg on 12.15.07 6:24 am | Permalink
I’m completely impressed. You did an amazing job, I’m sure that the cake was throughly ooohed and aaaahed over!!!
By Liz on 12.15.07 8:46 am | Permalink
The Terrorist’s birthday is Feb 6. When are you showing up to make the cake?
Your cake looks amazing.
By Carla Stream on 12.15.07 9:42 am | Permalink
I thought I was doing a pretty good job in the birthday party department. It’s official. I suck.
By erin on 12.15.07 10:12 am | Permalink
holy freakin’ amazing.
i’m sad to say that i’ve never made a fancy cake for either of the girls birthday.
once again, amazing.
By Valerie on 12.15.07 10:13 am | Permalink
Awww… although ours didn’t sing, that cake reminds me of the ones that my grandmother used to make for my sisters and me when we were little. Thanks for that little trip down memory lane.
Beautiful job! Hope the party goes well!
By Suebob on 12.15.07 11:17 am | Permalink
Girl, you are TOO much!
By Barb on 12.15.07 12:16 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @getupandplay
Success!!! I can’t believe it! (Is it bad that all I want to do is tear into that sucker to see if you cut Barbie’s legs off?)
By ali on 12.15.07 12:28 pm | Permalink
wow. i made Emily a barbie cake like that when she turned 3. mine wasn’t half as nice as yours. and it certainly didn’t sing. good thing she hasnt’ discovered your blog yet.
By Clink on 12.15.07 12:44 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @clink674
WOW!! I mean WOW!
By Loralee on 12.15.07 1:17 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @looneytunes
CAN one have too much Princessing? I suppose it is possible, but I think it would take me quite a long time.
P.S.
The cake rocks, of course. And it is always good to know a good baker in the state.
By Burgh Baby's Mom on 12.15.07 2:41 pm | Permalink
Of course she would get the coolest ever Barbie cake!
By Wendy on 12.15.07 2:51 pm | Permalink
Gorgeous! Does that mean there’s a whole Barbie inside there?
And, Moosh helped decorate, right? I know Kid sure helped me when I made that mermaid cake this summer…… Uh, not.
By Colleen on 12.15.07 3:40 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @amadisonmom
My mom used to make me baby cakes. I don’t believe they were ever quite this fancy though.
By ~JJ! on 12.15.07 3:57 pm | Permalink
And then it all gets eaten…Booo.
Gorgeous cake!
By Kelly~Mommy and the Marine on 12.15.07 4:17 pm | Permalink
YUM!! Can’t wait to see pics
By Redneck Mommy on 12.15.07 4:48 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @redneckmommy
Dear God, if I didn’t already feel inadequate as a mother, you just finished me off and made it official.
Thanks for that Casey. I knew I could count on you.
By Janssen on 12.15.07 4:52 pm | Permalink
Unbelievable! What a gorgeous cake. You can adopt me, if you’d like.
By Angella on 12.15.07 5:07 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @AngellaD
You never cease to amaze me!
By Meggan on 12.16.07 1:00 am | Permalink
I’m so glad my daughter can’t read. If she could, she’d want you to adopt her.
By cate on 12.16.07 2:23 am | Permalink
wow! how can you even cut into a cake as beautiful as that without crying???
By OHmommy on 12.16.07 1:07 pm | Permalink
Simply Amazing! Seriously, how do you do it?
Have a good party.
By Amber Welch on 12.16.07 2:40 pm | Permalink
Really is amazing, not only the cake, but Casey and the moosh too. xo
By Reese on 12.16.07 2:59 pm | Permalink
Oh Mylanta! How do you make a cake sing? It’s beautiful.
I can only aspire to your greatness.
By Susan on 12.16.07 4:14 pm | Permalink
Ooooooooh yummy!!! And a new cake place in town is always a plus
By Bethany on 12.16.07 4:48 pm | Permalink
And I WAS so proud of the boxed sheet-cake mix I prepared for my son’s 2nd b-day yesterday.
Dang it.
By Biddy on 12.16.07 8:24 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @biddymcbidson
soooo cute! i really need to get back into those cake decorating classes!
By stacie on 12.17.07 1:34 pm | Permalink
omg, what a beautiful cake, I bet the moosh really LOVED it!
By megachick on 12.17.07 3:46 pm | Permalink
that’s beautiful, really, but those cakes always kind of creeped me out. her feet are in my cake or did her legs get eaten already?
By ImpostorMom on 12.17.07 4:49 pm | Permalink
freakin amazing!
I ordered a T-rex cake from the same woman who did our wedding cake and my shower cake, I thought it was fitting.
By deb on 12.17.07 5:45 pm | Permalink
Beautiful decorating job Casey.
By Christine on 12.17.07 6:32 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @no_watch_me
wow wow wow wow wow wow wow
By Mrs. Mustard on 12.17.07 8:59 pm | Permalink
That’s unreal. You should be on Ace of Cakes.
By ashlee on 12.18.07 2:46 pm | Permalink
Looks great!! 3 years already eh?
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By Jamie on 12.29.07 8:35 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @blondemomblog
My daughter is 5 and is already planning her 6th birthday bash in June. Yikes.
She wants a Barbie Island Princess cake…we’re in Nashville so I may have to send this link to a friend’s sister who makes cakes here!
Beautiful! We are in Island Princess land right now thanks to Santa.
By Dora Pride » Smiling Mom on 02.05.08 7:17 pm | Permalink
[...] no Casey, who is A.MAZ.ING, but hot damn. I’m pretty proud of my first attempt at being Baker [...]
By Casey on 02.13.08 2:40 pm | Permalink
Twitter: @cagequeen
Ohmigawsh! That cake is soooo beautiful! What a lucky little Moosh!
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