Our family likes to watch Cake Boss, especially the girls. Avery had told me a few months ago that she wanted to have a cake decorating party for her birthday. So we sent out invites and tried to make the kitchen look like a bake shop. Mom and Kimbre were in town and got to help with the party which was really fun, we went to hobby lobby and bought chef hats and aprons for the girls. We also got each girl a pin with the first letter of their name on it.
The day before the party I spent over five hours making six, double layered six inch round cakes. They were so cute though and perfect for individual decorating. I wrapped them in plastic wrap and stuck them in the freezer overnight.
About an hour before the party, mom, Deke and I made batches and batches of frosting, iced the cakes and prepped the different colored decorating bags with different fun tips.
When the girls got there we first got them all outfitted like chefs and then headed to the "bakery" to begin practicing using the different decorating tips. I had made practice sheets for them to try out different frosting tips like rosettes, leaves, stars and teardrops. They spent the first half hour learning how to hold the bag, apply the right amount of pressure to pipe out the frosting and complete their practice sheets.
Every single one of the girls at some point commented that it was harder than they thought it was going to be. It was neat to watch them all really have to practice and learn a new skill. They soon were getting the hang of it and did a good job filling out their entire page.
Once they knew how to work the bags they were anxious to get going on their actual cakes.
It was SO fun to watch them come up with their different designs and decorate their cakes. They all had their serious faces on working hard to design their cake.
Avery did her cake all by herself without any help. She did a really good job.
They all decorated, talked, laughed and soon were asking if we had anymore cakes they could decorate.
The girls all piled on the couch and watched an episode of Cake Boss where one of the guys skydives with the cake. Deke went and got pizzas and they ate and watched. After presents it was time to eat cake and Avery wanted her decorated cake to be the birthday cake so we put some candles in it and sang to her.
Can't believe she is eight. Time is going so fast. It was a really fun party and getting to have mom and Kimbre here to enjoy it with us made it all the more sweet.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY our sweet Ave!!!! Eight is gonna be great!!!!
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