This is my latest cake! I tried to keep it simple in every way. I think I could have done a better job but I will always think that about my work. One thing is for certain: making this cake taught me a lot!

It is a chocolate devil's food cake with vanilla buttercream icing. The icing tasted really good! It wasn't at all difficult to make either. I know I don't want to buy the pre-made stuff in the bucket as it was easy enough to whip up a batch (or two!) of this.

The food colors I used weren't quite as saturated as I had hoped they would be but I still think the colors are cute together. Even after all the equipment I have invested in I can see how I need a lot more! I need to work on my piping skills as well. I think that I just need more practice.

I had envisioned myself making a lot of really cute fondant cakes but no one I know likes fondant! It's really expensive and it tastes pretty bad. I need to just stick to working with buttercream and maybe use the fondant sparingly for some decorations.

Next up is a cake that will look like an Xbox controller. I'm super excited about this cake and I think that it is going to be really cute. I will post some photos of it on Friday, so check back to see them!