My wee one wanted an owl cake for his 3rd birthday. I had been collecting pictures of octopus cakes as I was sure he was going to ask for an octopus cake. Oh well.
I copied the design from the book - Cake Decorating Motifs by Sheila Lampkin. She gives step by step instructions for more than 150 designs for using fondant icing. I have used this book a lot since getting it and it has never failed me. Love it.
I also made some cupcakes which I copied from Hello Cupcake! I simplified mine to save a little time.
And, of course, I made owl cake pops from Bakerella's book. I am very proud of these. They were very time consuming, though, so I made most of them without the wings.
I must also mention the gorgeous bunting which you can see in the top photo - this is from Especially For and I got really cute personalised printed owl party bags from Funky Dory Party Bags.
OMG these pics are so beautiful!! Good job
ReplyDeleteAw thank you, Manu. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful party. The cake and cake pops are amazing. I now want to convince my daughter to have an owl party for her 5th birthday. Happy birthday to your little guy.
ReplyDeleteOh Kim - there are such pretty owl things for girls out there - good luck!
ReplyDeleteWow! Great job! That is so amazing! Everything looks so fantastic - your little boy must have been absolutely delighted! : )
ReplyDeleteIt all looks great. Especially the owl cake. Well done you!
ReplyDeleteRufie always gets the best parties. I'm in the huff because I wasn't there. Try and stop me next year big fella!
ReplyDeleteWow! Everything looks fantastic! I love pops, the cupcakes, the cake, amazing. You have great dessert table skills. X
ReplyDeleteIt all looks incredible, as your other friends have said. But the cake really caught my eye. Wow, your son must have been beside himself with excitement!
ReplyDeleteLynds - yes he had a lovely day. The rain stayed off so we enjoyed a bouncy castle in the back garden which was fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAnna - thank you. Must admit I am much more willing to try things like this now and am pleased with the results.
Li'l Macaroon - well you say you will be there next year but I also believed you would be here this Christmas to collaborate with me on a huge ginger bread house project but that's not gonna happen! Not listening to you anymore. ;-)
Astral - hee hee thanks. I am certainly being inspired by all the American blogs. I had never heard of a dessert table in my life until a few months ago!
Sarah - thank you. We just had some "owl cake" for snack. Both my sons were very appreciative - makes it all worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteThat's weird I follow an Owl Blog and they just featured an owl birthday party - I thought it was you for a minute! http://www.myowlbarn.com/2011/07/owl-themed-party.html
ReplyDeleteAw thanks for the link, Heather. I am now following that blog - cool! Their party looks so sweet - cake is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is WOW!!
ReplyDeleteLucky lad :-}}
You've done an amazing job. I hope your wee one was impressed.
ReplyDeleteOMG! This looks so adorable. You are very welcome to cook for my birthday party!!! I'm gonna be twenty-something.
ReplyDeleteThis is so unbelievably cute! Your son is so lucky to have a mom who not only will do all this to make him happy, but has the skills to pull it off! I hope I can be as skilled when I have kids!
ReplyDeleteI am so amazingly impressed - you did an awesome job!! The cake, the cupcake and the cake pops are just so impressive - I don't think I could make any of those look HALF as good as you did!!!
ReplyDeleteBVG - thank you. Yes, my boys are spoiled rotten! Hee hee.
ReplyDeleteChoclette - yes, he was - he was very appreciative.
Michael - Is your birthday soon? You are never too old for an owl cake!
Valerie - Aw, thanks - that means a lot to me. :-)
Shelley - Hey, your dishes always look amazing - and even Little Miss can do a fantastic job of making cake look great!
Wow! You are a domestic goddess!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cakes!!! You've done an absolutely amazing job there, I wouldn't even have known where to start! You have two very lucky little boys :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is truly fantastic and I love your little cake pops most of all.
ReplyDeleteOwls are one of my favourite creatures and I would have been thrilled to have had an owl themed party as a little girl.
Happy day!
Felicity
PS: Visiting from HH 'Post Of The Month'
Hello - I'm popping in from Laura's. How sensational! I am most impressed at your handiwork. With our 3 pixies under 6, I know how much hard work goes into making birthday cakes! Sensational. J x
ReplyDeleteLove love love the cake and the cake pops! Too cute!
ReplyDeleteHi, I've seen you in Happy Homemaker UK's Post of the Month. Chocolate owls. I bet my children would love them too!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, you are so talented. These are the cutest things I've ever seen. I would never be able to make them. This is an awesome party. You should be so proud.
ReplyDeleteI'm hopping over from Post of the Month. I'm actually hosting a meal planning link beginning tonight, and it will run August 15th. I would love for you to link-up. I bet you have some great recipes. The link will be up at 8 pm EST tonight. Leigh
Adorable! I have a bit of an owl fetish too :) Thank you for joining Post Of The Month Club! XOLaura
ReplyDeleteAmazing!! The owls are a great idea-your son has great taste! The cupcakes and cake and EVERYTHING are just amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow that cake and all the other goodies are fantastic...lucky birthdays only happen once a year!
ReplyDeleteKate - oh how I wish!!!! I'm getting better, though. ;-)
ReplyDeleteC - thank you very much. I must say that a few years ago I wouldn't have attempted this but I think Blog world helps.
Felicity - I agree - owls are wonderful. We stopped at a falconry centre the other day and both boys got a chance to hold barn owls. Adam, especially, absolutely loved it!
Jane - thanks. I am in awe of those who go for 3 or more. I'm stopping at 2 as they already test the limits of my endurance and dexterity!!!
Jenny - I think cakepops are really cute - especially all the animal type ones!
Pet - who wouldn't like a chocolate owl? :-)
Leigh - thanks - I'll have a look.
HH - owls are wonderful aren't they?
Robyn - thanks so much.
Taylor Made - what a fantastic name! Thank you.
What a great job you did! And thank you so much for the link back to my website (for the party bags!). I hope the children like them!
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Hi Dawn - the party bags went down extremely well. And the best thing is that we have kept them and use them for other things. Thanks.
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