If two clowns got married last minute.....

THIS might be the cake at the reception! I had a request to do a cake for a friend's daughter's 10th birthday. She didn't really care what the design was, as she was more interested in just EATING the thing! How can you argue with that? So I decided to try my hand at the Whimsical Bakehouse signature topsy-turvy cake, only without the topsy-turvy business. Yes, I know, it does still look like it's leaning, but I think in reality it was quite straight. I was just taking a picture for posterity's sake and not going for a shot that showcased the final product.

I had 2 things going against me on this one: I didn't have the tips on hand that the design required, which honestly I thought I could fudge my way through anyway, but even more so, I didn't have a good plan as far as the color scheme went. I should know by now to always have a plan! The cakes I've been most pleased with so far have had a nice color drawing to go off of, a rudimentary sketch I can play with the dimensions and colors on. So the end result was not what I wanted. But I'm posting it anyway, as anyone who does cakes knows: You only get better by getting more experience under your belt!