September is especially busy for me not only with baking, but also because the kids are transferring to a new Montessori School this year. Preparing for back-to-school along with planning the three important birthdays for the men (or boys) in my life ate up all of my personal time . On top of all this, we just got back from our end-of-summer vacation at Disneyland in Anaheim, where we celebrated our son's birthday early over the Labor Day weekend. Thus, I am running a little behind this month, but I promise that there are many more delicious cake recipes as well as cute cake tutorials coming over the next few months.
This year is extraordinary for us as my baby boy, DinhPhong Aiden is turning FIVE (what happened to the last five years?)! He has long requested for a surprise birthday party this year. His exact words were..."I want to come into the room and everyone shouts...'Happy Birthday!'." And just like every year, besides for his first birthday, I asked what would he like his birthday cake to be. After rambling about various cartoon characters, he finally settled for the "magic school bus." After giving some thoughts into this theme, I decided to incorporate the "school bus" into a Back-to-School Birthday Party theme.
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One last sweet treat to celebrate the end of Summer.
Can you believe that Fall is already here? The crisp breeze of wind in the early morning is one of the signs that Autumn has arrived in Portland, Oregon. September has always been one of the busiest months for me. Between my husband and my family, there are roughly seven birthday celebrations. And it does not help with the returning of school for my two little ones. As you can see I have been behind on planning for birthday parties this year. So, when my sole favorite nephew, Ethan, told me he wanted to have an ice-cream cake, I was pleasantly happy to go along with the idea, knowing that it probably won't be too time consuming. Ethan does not like fondant, so we decided to go with a buttercream cake. Of course, I had to pick his favorite ice-cream flavor which is cookie dough. And there we go with the cake theme... |
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