Hannah's Birthday

I love Hello Kitty.  She's cute, sweet, sassy and dare I say, sophisticated.  She's many things, cute being her greatest asset.

Hannah was having a Hello Kitty party and I couldn't have been more excited to make a Hello Kitty cake. And this cake was super fun and easy to make!  I can't wait to make another one!!!!!!! 

10" & 6" white cakes w/ strawberry filling.  Covered/decorated w/ marshmallow fondant.  Figurine is also fondant.  Back of cake decorated with edible image.

Hello Kitty

My college roommate and good friend Kara was in town for the weekend and wanted to make a cake while she was here. It was a practice cake for a cake order she had in October, and she knows I'm always up for making a cake.

It worked out well for the both of us, as she got a good idea of how much fondant & buttercream she'd need to make and other decorative adjustments, and I got to make a new flavor cake I've been dying to try.

I don't bake much from scratch; my scratch cakes just don't come out quite right, so more often than not, I use enhanced cake mixes. But the cake I wanted to make was all scratch and was SO good. It was a pumpkin muffin recipe found on the Joy of Baking site which I tweaked a little to make a pumpkin chocolate chip cake. Combined with the maple cream cheese frosting, all I can say is YUM! So moist and delicious.

Here's the finished product:

Funnily, my daughter thought this cake was made to celebrate her birthday again and couldn't thank Grandma Rita Auntie Kara enough.

Helping Hello Kitty speak her mind...meow?