First, came the invitations. I loved these fun striped invitations by Chickabug on Etsy so I ordered the printable PDF file and easily printed them on my own. Unfortunately, the Canada Post strike foiled my plans of mailing all of them but luckily, since it was a PDF, I was able to email copies. Crisis averted!
I decided on an easy menu of BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, spinach salad and fruit skewers. These rainbow fruit skewers that I saw on Pinterest were a big hit!
Finally, the star of the show (aside from the birthday girl, of course), was the cake. I looked at several different recipes but since I didn't want to buy additional types of flour that wouldn't get a lot of use, I decided on this beautiful cake by Kitchen Corners.
It was easy to make - I did three layers instead of six; two colours per layer - and most importantly, it tasted amazing! I think we only had a small sliver left at the end of the day which I call a success. Here is my finished cake complete with a cake-topper inspired by this one I saw on Pinterest. I simply created some diamonds in Word (no fancy Photoshop for this girl), cut them out and glued them onto a piece of shipping string.
What are some of your best birthday memories?
Just lovely!!
ReplyDeleteI had very elaborate parties. There were themes, with activities, food to match and a whole host of things. WHen I was three, my mother made dirt cake in flower pots with gummy worms. Another favourite was a cake that used strawberry soda pop in it as a flavouring. She also hid money in the cakes, which was awesome. I will have to ask mom what she remembers about the parties next time she goes home.
ReplyDeleteThat party was a lot of fun and I LOVED the rainbow cake. My friend was very impressed when I showed her the pics. :)