Mom DeJong's Birthday Surprise

If I think back hard enough, one of my first adventures on my journey of making cakes was for Brian's mom.  The family had planned a surprise weekend gathering for her birthday and we needed a birthday cake.  Despite having a two hour drive to get home, I offered to make the cake and this is what I made:

I remember spending time to find frosting in a can I could spray on in bursts, as well as purchasing fancy mint M&M's to make it look elegant.  I'm not sure it turned out exactly as I had planned, but it was my first attempt at cake decorating (and it tasted delicious).  It was from here that I developed an interest in attempting something new each time I made a cake, and so began my journey.