Princess cake

In my house there lives a very determined and forceful young lady, who as early as April announced that I was going to make her a princess out of cake with flowers and stars for her birthday in August, and even though I came home from a holiday in Monaco the evening before the big day (she turned 5), I didn't have the heart (or the guts) to go back on my promise. So, I cheated and bought the Barbie-looking topper and ignored the rather uneven finish - and she just loved it (some things are so simple).