Pink striped birthday cake

Each year, my most clever friend, S, insists that she is turning 28, and this year was no exception.

As a loving comment to this unusual case of acute amnesia (or is it selective memory?), her husband had planned to have flags, balloons, and candles and hot chocolate, scones and a birthday cake ready for her when she came home from work.

Now, as this wasn't a normal children's birthday party, the cake couldn't be childish though it had to be girlish......

The idea for the design was inspired 100% from Ban Bakes - in Paris 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonboneh/4029574838/in/photostream

Pink elephant cake

My little friend, Isabella, turned 4 years on Friday and naturally that called for a cake.

I have a vague recollection of her requesting a "princess-cake", but I don't remember how we ended up with a pink elephant cake...... Isabella didn't seem to mind :-)

The cake was a layered cake and consisted of white almond cake, lemon syrup and strawberry mousse.

The fondant proved to be a bit of a challenge, as I couldn't get hold of any Wilson fondant and the replacement sugar past was way too soft (though it did taste better).