Well, the birthday cake est fini.
And it is a freakin' MONSTER - four layers. It's so tall that I can't get the cake cover on it.
Layers 1 and 3 are the first cake recipe. They were made with orange cake mix, vanilla pudding, orange soda, eggs, and oil. They are HEAVY. I topped them with vanilla mousse.
Layer 2 is a white "poke cake" flavored with orange soda. There's orange jello in the poke-holes. Atop layer 2 is/was a thin layer of set orange jello. I say "is/was" because a bunch of the jello squished out when I stacked layer 3 on top. In retrospect, the layer of orange jello was probably a mistake, as it made the whole cake a little unstable (and most of it squirted out, anyway).
Layer 4 is just the plain white cake without any poke holes.
Before I frosted the cake (with yummy cream cheese frosting), I pegged it together with skewers. Cross your fingers that they survive the trip to the birthday party! Nanny will have to hold it in her lap!
I will also be taking the poodle dress that the birthday girl helped me make.
When we first talked about making a dress, she said she wanted a hair bow and some high heel shoes to go with it. Her family teased her about the shoes; she's a bit clumsy and has trouble walking barefoot on level ground; the family is not sure she'll survive high heels. Nevertheless, she's getting some grown-up-looking heels. ;)
She has already confiscated the matching purse and hair bow.
Happy birthday, Nugget!
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