Mother's Day

I put Mother's Day off a week due to JoAnna's shower. The only real reason for this was I wanted to make a cake, but knew I wouldn't have the time or energy the day after the shower. My mom and Brad's mom were both very understanding :)

My mom really wanted me to make the same cake I made for Molly's birthday earlier this year: chocolate cake with raspberry buttercream and raspberry filling. I have to admit, this is my favorite cake too. And I don't mean the cake I think I make best.. I mean my absolute favorite cake EVAR! Haha.

I really wanted to practice some rose making but ended up not having time, so I decorated with tiny pink flowers. I was pretty impressed with how nice it came out and that I didn't fudge up the writing. I learned and finally put into my normal routine practicing with the piping bag prior to putting anything on the cake. So now when I'm all excitable and ready to decorate, bag in hand, I do whatever it is I plan to do on the counter or my turn table until I get my technique down, then I start for reals on the cake. I'm also trying to remember to clean my tip periodically while I'm in the middle of decorating- it also helps avoid disaster. All of these things I'm hoping I'll eventually do without having to remind myself.

The Cake! and roses from JoAnna's shower.. they lasted forever!