Erica's Baby Shower Cake!

This was the first specialty cake I did.  It was for my cousin's baby shower!  The cake is two-tiered, 8 inch and 12 inch, Martha Stewart Red Velvet Cake. (It is the same recipe I used for my Red Velvet Cupcakes with different measurements.)  The frosting on the tiers is Cream Cheese Frosting. (Also, the same I used in my post for Red Velvet Cupcakes.)  I used an off-set spatula to smooth the frosting on the layers.  It is HEAVILY cream-cheesed.  The piping around the edges is Vanilla Frosting with green and blue food coloring.  I used a medium star tip for the borders.  The little baby feet are fondant - I used a small cookie cutter to make these.)

This was my ABSOLUTE favorite part of the cake.  The cute little bear is a Wilton 3D Cake Pan (you can find this at Michaels or probably most craft stores or online.)  It is also red velevt cake but it is iced with chocolate frosting.  The bottom of the feet (hard to see here) and the inside of the ears were done with the blue vanilla frosting.  The eyes and nose are M&M's.  I used a small star tip to make the bear look fuzzy!

Almost too cute to eat.. ALMOST..

The two fondant feet on the top tier have the wonderful parents-to-be's names on them in edible marker.  The "Congrats" is sugar letters.

This is the beautiful mommy-to-be with her cake at her shower!