Epic Birthday Cake, Part 2

My boyfriend and I are total nerds. We love our sci-fi/fantasy novels, anime, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars- the works. And we love our quirky, cute little computer games like Plants vs. Zombies. When I decided to make my Boy’s birthday cake, I could not let go of the idea of a cake-topped Plants vs. Zombies showdown. And for those of you (poor, unfortunate souls!) out there who aren’t familiar with Plants vs. Zombies, here’s a little info for you- the game, the Wikipedia entry, and the music video. If you click on any of those links, watch the video. It’s adorable, trust me.
The one problem with my idea was the fact that I have never actually decorated a cake before. My fondant experience = zero. Thus I enlisted the help of a very kind friend who, though not professionally trained, has had experience teaching herself cake decorating. We met 3 times to work, each time for 2-3 hours. We made most of the figures together, with me taking them home to finish off some of the details solo. I baked and froze the cake layers and whipped up the butterceam -click here for the recipes I used-and together we frosted the cake and covered it with the fondant. I placed the figures on the cake minutes before we presented it. And the Plants vs. Zombies cake was born! It is not a spectacularly glamorous cake; it’s far from the many-tiered wonders I so often see online, but it is my “little” cake and I do love it.

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