Cakes by Nini

Attracted to the watering can in Nini's Tulip Garden Cake, the friend of the friend asked Nini to make a teapot cake for her 2 year old princess. Nini's options were to make the teapot the cake itself, as in many samples found in the internet, or to have the teapot as the main feature on top of a nine inch round table made of cake..

The mother asked for pink and lavender so unlike Nini's other fondant cakes, this tea party cake is a pastel delight.  Nini baked two nine inch vanilla cake with chocolate chip layers and for the teapot, a 4 inch cake. Nini's Mom suggested the blue tablecloth with the embossed vine design, using a brand new silicon mat from an aunt in the U.S.Nini carved the 4 inch cake into a ball, which she covered with white fondant and decorated with strips of pink. The teapot's cover, the spout, and the handle are made with fondant, as is the letter G on the teapot. Piped pink icing was then used to give the teapot its lacy tracing.

The teapot and the figure of the little girl with the curly black hair and purple dress still make for a rather bare cake, no matter how cute the teapot or the figure of the little girl. Using more pink fondant (for some reason, Nini's Mom was an advocate for pink this time), NIni molded the tiny cups and saucers. Even with the cups and saucers, the set up lacked magic until Nini set a cup on its side while she fixed its handle. Nini's Mom loved the effect and so the cup stayed on its side. Mom also suggested the white placemats. The folded napkins tucked inside the cups are Nini's, as is the lavender banner with "Happy Birthday" in baby pink letters. The cut-out of the birthday girl's name on the edge of the cake is also Nini's.

Nini and her Mom were so proud of the cake that they showed it off at another birthday party. Now we all must hope that there are other cakes for Gianna's guests to eat because how can anyone have the heart to cut this beautiful cake? 

Nini's 15th Fondant cake was delivered April 15, 2012.