Whimsical Melody Birthday Cake

This weekend was one full of birthdays! When March and April roll around in my family, that means that it’s time to get together as a family and celebrate not one, not two, but 5 birthdays!! Yes, 5! (We’ve recently inaugerated my aunt’s puppy Max into the birthday club).

So, in order to celebrate, we of course needed a cake! Now, out of all the birthdays celebrated, only one of those lucky few is a girl–my cousin Kelsey. And being the only girl, we all felt it was necessary to dedicate this birthday celebration to her, and thus make a cake that was suitable for her tastes.

The cake that ensued was the one in the above pictures! I have to say, this is one of my favorites that I’ve made to date. It’s a beautiful marriage of a whimsical, kind of faerie tale (and yes, I did spell faerie correctly…I use the British spelling… ;)…) cake and a music-themed cake. Kelsey loves to sing and play guitar, so I definately wanted to put that element into the cake, and I managed to do that by incorporating music notes into the spiral designs.

The cake also included fondant detail work, which consisted of fondant flowers, with two fondant roses sitting atop the cake. The flowers were dusted with pink and green pearl dust to give it that luster that goes along with a whimsical theme. The piping was done in Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting to mimic vines and of course, the music notes.

The cake, as requested, was my traditional Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Happy Birthday Kelsey….and Dad…and Robert…and Paw (who has had the best birthday present of us all because he’s already with the Lord)…and yes, even Max, our friendly four-legged Bruce-boy. 🙂