A new year and a new cake!

Wow, January's been a really busy time for me when it comes to birthdays and anniversaries. That of course means, lots of cake! So at least one of my new years resolutions isn't going so well :-p. But I did manage to try out a cake design I've wanted to do for ages. Handbag! 

One of my best friends moved to the country a few years ago but somehow or other I never got a chance to make her a birthday cake. Either I was out of the country or she was. So this year I wanted to make her something really special that she'd love to make up for it, which is why I decided on the handbag cake. After hours of searching online for design ideas and tips I decided on the look. I opted against a standing up handbag (which I saw a lot of online) because I know my cakes are too soft to stand up like that without getting completely ruined. I think a cake should look nice but it should also be edible :-p. So anyway, I was super proud of the results, even though I couldn't get the zip quite right and I'm so glad I bought those glitter icing tubes because they worked excellently as eye-shadows.

 Turns out, a handbag cake isn't as hard as I'd led myself to believe. As long as I'm prepared and have all the ingredients and enough time I can make a cake just the way I want it. I also finally figured out how to make carnations!

 Anyway, here it is :-D handbag cake with make-up.

Handbag Cake