A princess and her minions, cake version
Madi is four. It seems impossible, but there it is, on the calendar. She sat at the computer and showed me the cake she wanted, then looked some more and found cupcakes. Decisions are so difficult. She decided on a Minions cake and Frozen cupcakes. Yes, she watches too much TV, LOL, but there you go, so I got to work. First the cupcakes. Chocolate cupcakes, frosted with blue and topped with rings and sugar snowflakes:
The cake was a three layer sour cream cake with white chocolate buttercream and some gummy minions. I had decorations for the top, but it looked like this when it was packed for the party:
I had some mini-minions for the top, as well as a candle, and the Birthday Princess herself decided to decorate the top. What the heck, it'll taste the same and she's happy, so here is the finished product:
The birthday girl was happy, and so I'm happy. We had pizza and cake, ice cream and a "pin-ah-tah" full of candy, as well as balloons and a bounce house, so it was definitely a party!
Ashley even got involved in the "baking", covering some kind of vanilla cookie with colored candy melts and faces of decorating gel. I'll get her actually baking something yet!
Annie
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Thank you, everyone, for the lovely thoughts. I just love that picture of Madison with all of her Minion decorations, including the infamous pin-ah-tah.
I WAS going to make the Minions look like they were pushing the candle upright, but who am I to argue with the Frozen Minion Princess? (grin)
Sol, I'm not sure she broke the interwebz, but she nearly broke her Dad. (grin)
Pam, we tried to find a place to hang the pin-ah-tah so she could "smack it with a stick", but were unable to find a suitable spot. We were at my ex's house and he's picky about messing up walls, etc., and unlike me, doesn't have a pole barn. So.......Daddy found a hoe, which he used to hold the pin-ah-tah, and we found a broom with a removable handle and used that to "smack it". Watch out, Daddy!
Mommy eventually helped, although I do think I am more afraid of Ashley with a stick than I am of Madi!
Eventually, though, they broke the thing and the Frozen Minion Princess and her guests dove into the candy. And they all lived happily ever after, except Mommy and Daddy, who had to contend with the aftermath of copious amounts of sugar. :-)
And so now I have three Princesses. I have the original, the Monkey Princess, of course, and I also have the Frozen Minion Princess and her little sister, the Crybaby Princess. Bud is everyone's Prince Charming, of course, being the only boy.....Annie
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