My boy turns 3

Where have the time gone? 2 weeks ago my little boy turned 3.

He loves Toy Story so I had to make a Toy Story themed birthday cake for him.

But to make one with no fruits was a bit challenging for me as I'm so used to covering my cakes with fresh cream & fresh fruits.

I decided to make a chocolate sponge with chocolate ganache & chocolate mousse. 

Then colour the fresh cream with blue food colouring. 

I thought it be a good idea to pipe his name and Happy 3rd Birthday on the cake with the Toy story logo, but what could I use? I've done some research and I know that many professional bakers use piping gel on cream. 

So off I went to buy a pot and when I opened it, it had a strange smell & it was rather thick. 

Pretty worried it had gone off, I googled it.

It was suppose to be like that. 

Ok, I had to go ahead with it as I have already decide to pipe it that way. 

Anyway, it was getting late and I was still trying to pipe the whites clouds around the cake. 

Then I realised I forgot to find all the figurines to put on top of the cake, so I told my daughter to look through all the toy boxes. We managed to find it all except Buzz lightyear. Oh grief! Buzz is my sons favourite character. I was gutted that I won't be able to put him on the cake. 

I'm not normally this unorganised, and piping the words on the cake was a nightmare. 

The piping gel was far too thick. 

So note to myself: 

'Practice when using something new' and 

'Never try decorating a cake when the kids are due for their bedtime.' 

Oh...... They were tired & I was rushing it.  

After spending what seems like forever on the cake, I finally completed it but leaving two very tired children calling for their beds & lots of washing to do. 

This is my first ever themed cake and I wished I took more time putting a bit more thoughts into it. 

But what's more important, is that I had a very happy little boy on his birthday to celebrate with the people he loved the most. 

This cake is 9 inches and covered in fresh cream, filled with chocolate mousse and coated with chocolate ganache. 

A slice of my baby's birthday cake & I'll give it higher marks on the taste than the look. 

Happy Birthday

My son is 3! 

(We eventually found Buzz  hiding behind the sofa!)