The Start of a Cake Marathon

Word is starting to get around, I make good cakes.  I'm not bragging, it's just that the circles I play in are used to boxed mixes or store bought cakes and there's just something about homemade - well, mostly homemade.  Many of my cakes do start out as a box mix but then they get doctored up a bit and they taste really scrumptious.  I'm still working on the cute/pretty/cool part, but I'm getting there.  

So beginning the last week of June in to the 2nd week of July, I had a total of 10 cake orders.  That doesn't sound like much but when you consider the fact that I make my cakes in my own kitchen with no counter space and no refrigerator space, throw in 3 kids, a husband and a job who all demand my attention, and this turned out to be quite a feat.

The first cake was for hubby's niece turning 9.  She loves music, especially Taylor Swift.  So what better theme for her birthday than Taylor's guitar?  Now, I know her music and could probably pick her out of a line-up, but never did pay attention to details of the rich and famous.  I don't know who wears what or how many kids they have, half the time I can't even tell you who sings that song.  So I pulled out my trusty laptop and started Googling (is that even a word?).  I had no idea how many guitars that girl uses!  Of course there is one that any nine year old girl would swoon over, the glitter guitar.

I have never used edible glitter so this was another learning cake for me.  I used a silver spray paint (edible, of course) underneath the glitter to help keep it looking shiny.  I had a hard time getting a true black in the neck for some reason and it ended up looking purple.  And I cheated a bit and used the Wilton guitar shaped pan.  I had another cake coming up in that same shape so for the sake of all things easy, I broke down and bought the pan.  Over all I am pleased with the way it turned out.