Two baby cakes and baby bundts

This was a busy cake baking week! First, I had my final class in the Wilton Fondant and Gumpaste course. I chose to do a yellow butter cake covered in yellow fondant with a baby bassinet on top (basically a fondant box with a baby and blanket inside). I also learned to do fondant draping along the cake to simulate a blanket. I had to let all my coworkers know that this was NOT a clever way to make a baby announcement!

The second baby cake was for a coworker, whose son was turning 1! It was a monkey cake from the Wilton 2007 yearbook. It used the Friendly Lion pan and then added cookies to transform him into a monkey! I rolled the cookies a little too thick though, so the monkey's proportions were a little off... Oh well, I think he is pretty cute. And besides... the birthday boy fell asleep before cake anyways!

The baby bundts were a chocolate bundt cake from my new favorite book "Cake Love". I filled them with whipped cream and strawberries and dusted them with confectioners sugar. YUM!