Bass Guitar Birthday Cake

I made this bass guitar birthday cake for my sister's husband. I cut out the shape with waxed paper and laid it on top of the round cakes I made to get the individual pieces. It is a little messy on the sides where the frosting got on the cake board. I realized afterwards that I should have put some foil or waxed paper under the edges while I frosted it.

I had to take it to my sister's house so I transported it by putting it on the back seat of the van. When I went to take it out I thought I could do it one handed and the board started to bend at the neck of the guitar. I almost had disaster on the street. Luckily I caught it in time. It may not have been pretty, but it tasted good.

Crazy Cake!

For my birthday, my sister gave me some cake decorating equipment. Very cool, because I have always wanted to learn to decorate cakes. In return and as my first attempt, I thought I would bake her a cake for her birthday. It ended up being a crazy swirl cake inspired by the candles that I bought for it. Alright, yes I do realize that I need some lessons, but it was fun anyway.