Pumpkin Cake

You know when you realize you haven't scrapped in a while and then you realize you've been too busy? That's where I am.

I'm on the PTA and we just pulled off the Fall Festival (with too few volunteers and spent way too much money, but whatever) and I made a cake for that, and I'm still going strong on two cake decorating classes, and this week you'll see 2 kinds of cookies for a Bake Sale coming up next weekend.

Yep, busy.

So today I want to show you the cake I made for the Fall Festival. At my old school when they asked for cakes for a cake walk, most people MADE the cakes or cupcakes. Well, not here. I made this cake, and one other person brought homemade cupcakes. The rest were store-bought. Not only were they store bought, but the PTA itself had to buy almost all of them!

ANYWAY.... I made this cake. My friend Dena won it. Okay one of her daughters won it, but still... :) I was so happy because no one wanted it for over an hour! I was a little upset, so when Dena grabbed it I was thrilled! I made the batter and split it in half, and colored the two halves purple and orange. Then I covered it with chocolate buttercream. Then I piped on the pumpkin and border. Cute, huh? (Not professional cute, but amateur cute for sure!)

Dena was kind enough to send me a picture of the cut cake. Love it!

To the rest of the moms who didn't chose my cake at the cake walk: I'll bet you wish you had grabbed it now, huh!?? lol And to the mom who advertised a certain kind of beer on her BUTT the whole night? Not appropriate for an elementary school, dude. Just not cool. I'll see ya later after my claw hand feels better after all the piping I've done today! :)