This is our little sister, Allison. She used to be that annoying little sister who follows you everywhere, but she has grown up to be a pretty awesome human being, and one of our best friends. She runs her own wedding photography business (shameless plug here) so it's safe to assume she's pretty obsessed with photography.
A few months ago, we decided to do something nice for all of our siblings for their birthdays. As much as we bake for customers, we don't ever really take the time to bake for close friends and family, mainly because we're so busy filling business orders. But we decided to go with a themed cake for Ali's birthday, and what better theme than a camera?
The cake itself was actually a pretty straight forward design. It's nothing ridiculously over-thought, and the cake inside is a classic vanilla bean (after red velvet, that's the cake Ali prefers). What made this cake a bit of a challenge, though, was we did not make this in our own kitchen, where we have all of our supplies labeled and organized and ready to go. We made this back at home, in our parent's house, where nothing seems familiar, and the only supplies we had were the ones we remembered to pack. Imagine trying to paint a picture with only half of the paint brushes you normally have.
Even though we were limited in supplies and space, and the humidity tried to melt the fondant a good half dozen times, we're fairly happy with how the cake turned out. Simple, whimsical, and pretty, exactly how the perfect cake for our baby sister should turn out!
Next up -- a pretty awesome cake for the baby brother. But again, that idea will have to stay under wraps until we finally deliver it to him.
Happy Memorial Day weekend, guys!! Enjoy the beautiful weather!!
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