My first (and hopefully last) wedding cake

Dawson's teacher asked me to make her wedding cake. Before I really thought about it, I said yes. Then I realized what a mess I had gotten myself into. Thankfully, I have good friends. I called up Alison and Carol and told them what I had done. Both offered to help. Carol had taken a cake decorating class years ago and was a HUGE help in knowing how to decorate it. Though I don't care to do this anytime soon, I must say it was a lot of fun and provided a lot of laughs.

Here is the final product

Here is why it provided laughs...our trial run. The cake didn't rise and the frosting was nowhere close to red.

Practicing writing. The one on the bottom was written by Carol, who actually knew how to write on cakes. :)

The day of making cakes (Thursday) I came down with a stomach bug. So I was in the kitchen baking all day while feeling terrible. Thankfully, all didn't start until after the baking was done. I did leave all the cakes on the counter, though, and Caroline took a bite out of the top. Oops. We just covered it with a lot of icing. :) (don't know why it is not horizontal, it uploaded funny)

At Carol's house finishing up decorating. Alison is on the left. Again, so thankful for friends!

The cake for the evening

All decorated

Right before taking it to the reception

With the beautiful bride

So happy for Louise and thankful for her love for my boys. She is a special lady. Glad she found a wonderful man and glad the cake decorating is over!