Castle Cake

So this week was Jess birthday - cant believe she is 2 already!!! We went to a pottery place where she picked out a train and a cup to paint, stayed for an hour was quite relaxing painting- will pick up next week when its all glazed :)

I didnt manage to finish the banner but I did make a castle cake for the family get together later today!

I did make abit too much cake (was a nice left over snack) and was the first time I have made a decorative cake (made birthday cake before but not like this). Icing is a problem for me but i learnt buttercream icing (only thought use buttercream for filling!) and it worked a treat- used milk instead of water and its consistency was perfect!

Was brilliant to bake again - took a while but enjoyed it :)

Here are some piccys!

 Alot of cake!

 Used cocktail sticks to support the bases

 Choc icing

 Nearly finished! I like the drawbridge :)

 Finished and left over cake!

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