Whenever someone gives me a task to bake a birthday cake, I get all excited and frazzled at the same time. I love any excuse to browse my old cookbooks for ideas and inspiration. And when I’m sleeping, all I can dream about are cakes and frostings. Which is a change from the scary neighbor’s dog that constantly chase me whenever I walk home from school.
Anyways, I made this daisy cake for my friend’s birthday about a year ago. I made a two layer vanilla cake in a nine inch pan and frost it with my favorite vanilla buttercream. Then I took out my fondant flower cutters and had some fun! I went with the daisy cutters. I made a small bouquet of yellow daises out of fondant and then made a small polka dot bow to accessorize it. I use some buttercream tinted in green and piped them on for the leaves and stems. I still think that this looks more like a daisy-sunflower hybrid. Either way they do brighten up a birthday.
Wow! This is gorgeous!
Can I say one word? STUNNING. This has to be the prettiest cake I’ve seen (and I read a lot of food blogs) Your friend must have been so touched by this…I know that I would be. Thank you for sharing it with me.
I love this!!! It’s beautiful, love the daisies.
So pretty!! Love the flowers!
Do you mind if I copy the picture and feature this on my Saturday Stumbles post? Thanks!
Such a gorgeous cake and I see lots of other recipes I like here, a very nice mixture of sweet and savory. My first time to visit you and I like your recipes and photos:)
this is gorgeous….I love cake.
Beautiful! I’m sure she was so pleased. Just like a ray of sunshine to brighten her special day.
This is so pretty and detailed! I agree about the flowers…perfect combination of daisies and sunflowers. 🙂 Very impressive!
OMG, that is so beautiful! What a talented cake decorator you are, super impressive!
*kisses* HH
I would love to see the HOW TO on the daisies. It is a GORGEOUS cake – but I am the consummate student and want to learn how to do it myself.
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Valerie
Beautiful cake. The daisies look so vivid.
This is just unfair. I feel extremely proud of myself for even baking a bundt cake…can’t imagine the love and detail that went into this. You are super talented! Thanks for sharing…and igniting further baking insecurity on my part:)
The daisies are special. Lucky friend.
I am very impressed with such an elaborate cake decoration. Congratulations!
I love to bake cakes, also, and have the best cake book — The Cake Bible, by Rose Levy Beranbaum. She has a different technique for mixing cake batter, which results in the most tender cakes possible. I hope you can check out this book.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Kathleen
Okay, this is beautiful. I suppose I need to make yet another purchase;)-fondant cutters…(smile).
Gorgeous cake! Looks both pretty and delicious!
Beautiful cake. That would take me two days!
This cake is gorgeous! You have a very lucky friend.
It looks absolutely stunning! Beautiful photos!
This is one of the most beautiful cakes I’ve ever seen! I am in awe of your talent – you should see the sad way I ice my cupcakes. You’d be so disappointed in me. 🙂
This cake is truly stunning. It just leaves me with the most sunny, summery feeling of joy, which, I imagine, is exactly what you had in mind. You are so very talented to envision and then execute so well such a wonderful creation!
O my… your cake is SO stunning! I love it, its so cheery and summer-like and so very creative.
That’s a great cake!! That would put a smile on any one’s face.
What a beautiful cake! Your friend is lucky!
That is a truly beautiful cake! You, my friend, have true talent. Thanks for sharing!
First time here and I am stunned by the beauty I saw. The cake is just too gorgeous to be eaten. 🙂
Your cake is truly a work of art and so suited to the season. Just beautiful!
Thank you so much for your visit and comment!
Holy cow–it’s gorgeous! What steady hands you must have!
Um, hello, that cake is awesome! It’s so me too. Maybe I will have someone make one like it for me for MY birthday. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by my blog!
I am always so envious of people who have such cake decorating talent! This cake is gorgeous!
oh my gosh. that is BEAUTIFUL! Gosh I’d want to make sure I took a million pictures before cutting it – and then get one of the pictures framed!
Wow! That is just so perfectly gorgeous! The flower placement is just divine! 😀
WOW WOW WOW that cake looks amazing!
This cake is just stunning! Absolutely beautiful. You make it look so easy, but I have no doubt that it’s ridiculously complicated to execute 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing your cake-decorating inspiration!
Love this cake! How gorgeous! If you made this for me I would NEVER cut in to it! It’s way too pretty!
What a beautiful looking cake. Your friend is very lucky to have you as the baker!!
Could I hire you for my birthday cake, too?
How AMAZING is this cake!?!? Stunning! You’re a true artist! I have cakes to make this month and well – lets just say the idea of it stresses me out!
Thanks for stopping by my blog :o) This is one incredible cake!!! A total stunner that I would never be able to achieve even if I practiced for the next 10 years LOL
Stunning cake! Truly beautiful 🙂
You are so talented! Daisies are my favourite flower anytime anyway! I would love to have that cake for my Birthday!
Rita
Lovely cake and work…It says happiness:)
Wow, you are really talented. This is so beautiful. I aspire to making cakes that look this nice, but I am fairly certain I will never quite get there!
With a cake this beautiful…it’s a very happy birthday 🙂
I love flowers and the cake looks so beautiful. I hope my wedding cake will ba as pretty and have plenty of flowers like this cake.
What a great friend you 🙂
Beautiful cake, and great job with the daisies! And, vanilla cake is my favorite.
I second the request for instructions on making the daisies! This is a spectacular decorating effort-really just lovely. I’m very inept at frosting, and actually as I’m reading this I have frosting setting up in the fridge to try on my latest round of gf cupcakes. I’m making myself do it, and just dreading it. Would love some pointers- you’re obviously very gifted! Congratulations on a beautiful design!
This looks so beautiful! I love daisies so this is a cake I’d like to make for myself. You did a great job on it!
What a gorgeous looking cake. It isn’t a cake it is edible work of art. Wish I could bake something like that. My friends would be jumping with joy.
I dont know how to make a cake, but I definately enjoy eating them and looking at them. This is a step above what one would expect for a birthday cake.
Ohhhh this cake is so cute!!! I want one for my Birthday!! 🙂
Laura
Holy #$@#$! This is freakin gorgeous! My bday is coming up.. can you make me a cake?? 😀
OMG! You are such a pro, I would never get the little flowers right. I would probably have to go for polka dots theme. lol It looks fantastic. Great job.
What a super beautiful cake! My daughter would be so in LOVE with this. Unfortunately, I am not a good baker/cake decorator
Oh my gosh this is gorgeous! One of the most beautiful cakes I’ve ever seen!
Your very busy and creative mind certainly has pushed the envelope on this particularly STUPENDOUS cake.
Excellent dessert for I can only assume going to a very deserving friend ;o))
You are very unique in your style…BRAVA!!!
Ciao for now,
Claudia
Beautiful cake and such detail, gorgeous. Your friend is very lucky to have a friend like you:)
beautiful decoration
lovely cake
oh my gosh, this is beautiful! Daisies are my favorite flower (with sunflowers a close second) so this is my ideal cake! It is absolutely amazing. And I can’t believe you commented on my blog that you thought my cookies were pretty. They are terrible compared to this! I love it 🙂
“Impressed” is an understatement – c’est beau! And I bet it tasted delicious. (Wish I had a friend like you 🙂 )
You did such a superb job on that cake. What a treat for your friend. I imagine it was delicious, too.
What a beautiful cake. I have some cake recipes I really want to try but I have never worked with fondant before so I am a little intimidated by it. You did a beautiful job!
Wow, that is incredible! I’m beyond impressed.
New to your blog! Happy I found you!
Mary xo
Delightful Bitefuls
This cake is beautiful, I can’t even see any reason why you would get frazzled, it seems like you have immense talent! 🙂
What a beautiful cake… I think you made the daisies so beautiful… I am not a cake master at all, but this is one gorgeous cake and your friend must have been very special to you.
Whoa, chanced upon your site and fell in love… what a great job on that cake… I could smell the flowers!
That cake is absolutely gorgeous! Very impressive.
Cheers,
Rosa
This is such a beautiful cake! I would hate to have to slice it – thanks for sharing, and I love the photography-
What an awesome cake, so impressed. Just ‘found you’ & have signed up for more…. Look forward to connecting.
Anna
Oh my goodness — that looks incredible!
absolutely gorgeous, u are so talented!!!!
This is so pretty! What a happy cake!
thank you all so much for the heartwarming comments:)
i truly appreciate it. i am so glad you all stopped by. next time i will try to do a how to on those daisies. *hugs*
You do such beautiful work. Your cake looks amazing 🙂
This is just gorgeous! Wish you would have been here to make me a birthday cake last month!!
Wow! What a gorgeous look dorbo torte. Love the icing and attention to details.
GOrgeous cake!! The colors are perfect 🙂
I think this is the prettiest cake I’ve ever seen.
Your Cakes are beautiful, and this one is amazing as well.
I have gone from recipe to recipe and I want to make each one. Pretty good record. I am thrilled I found your blog. I plan to visit more often.
You were at my other blog, earlier today, the one with Wonton Warrior.