by mmcbakesadmin
I’ve done a few Little Man/Mustache themed cakes, and they work well for both baby showers and birthdays, especially if you change up the colors. He’s a set of cakes that were similar, but the difference is number of tiers, and the fact that one is covered in buttercream, and one is covered in fondant.
The featured cake above was a three-tier, 4″, 6″ over 8″ covered entirely in fondant, with fondant suspenders. My talented client, who’s enjoys paper crafting, created the bow tie with fabric, and the mustache topper with a glittery foam core board. I thought it looked awesome! I think it’s great when clients create their cake toppers, because they can keep them (instead of eat them), and they can get the design exactly how they want it.
This was a two-tier, 6″ over 8″, both covered in buttercream with fondant suspenders, bow tie, and mustache topper. Below is a repost from Instagram of the client’s awesome setup. Love this chic blue & gray color palette!
Here’s another 3-tier mustache cake, covered in fondant, I made earlier in the year for my son’s 1st birthday. Love this theme! It’s so versatile!
This was a two-tier, 6″ over 8″, both covered in buttercream with fondant suspenders, bow tie, and mustache topper. Below is a repost from Instagram of the client’s awesome setup. Love this chic blue & gray color palette!
Here’s another 3-tier mustache cake, covered in fondant, I made earlier in the year for my son’s 1st birthday. Love this theme! It’s so versatile!
I got into baking in 2013 when I decided to tackle my eldest son, Nathaniel’s first birthday cake, and the rest was history. Here I am about two and a half years later making my youngest son, Benji’s first birthday cake! This time I wanted to make a three-tier fondant cake, which I haven’t done before using larger pans. The top tier is a 6″, middle is an 8″, bottom tier is a 10″; total servings are 60.
Benji’s birthday is the day before Valentine’s Day, so that being a holiday week was already an extremely busy baking week for me! I ended up having to do all of the decorating the night before his party, rather than spreading out the fondant prep a couple days ahead like I usually do. I made the cake sketch based on a few inspiration “Little Man” themed cakes I liked from Pinterest, but also applied my color scheme. It seemed simple enough, but in the end, I had to pull an all-nighter! AHH! I hadn’t done such a feat since my college days cramming for finals! In the end, I made it all work by making some changes based on looks and time, and I was able to get it done! I was really happy with the final look, even though there were a few elements I would change if I had more time.
I can’t believe my “littlest man” Benji is already ONE! This year flew by so fast! I hope to share these memorable birthday moments singing to my boys as a family surrounding their special cakes that Mommy stayed up all night making them…and that’s okay. It doesn’t bother me, I have a great coverup for the dark circles under my eyes. I would do anything for my babies!