Cakes, cakes, cakes!

I added penguins in the pond in the middle

Penguins, golf cart, and golf bags

Tiny squirrel holding a golf ball

Before I began my blog I had two very important cakes to do. The first one was a senior graduation cake for my nephew and his best friend. I wanted the cake to be very special and for it to taste good as well. I asked the boys numerous times what flavors they wanted but all I got was the ol' "I don't care." Really! Well eventually I had to make due with a list of what they didn't want. No fruit, no cream cheese, and no snickers. No problem. I played it safe and went with a chocolate cake with vanilla filling and a vanilla cake with oreo filling. In the words of RR "Yummo!"
I had in my head for months the design of this cake. The party was at a golf course and the boys are avid golf players. I googled daily "golf course cakes" and saved numerous images on my phone. I discovered my cake design within several different cakes online. I usually take several different ideas and mix them together with something personal to the client. The idea: a board large enough to fit two sheet cakes cut into the shape of two golf greens. The board needed to be green with inset mountains and a pond in the middle. I had to incorporate my nephews love of penguins and his friends love of the SF Giants, and not to mention all the essential golf accessories. A true feat indeed.
Here is my end result. I am very proud of how it turned out. The lack of sleep was worth it when I saw my nephew and his friends reaction. Nailed it!
Mo