This year on her birthday, Allie had basketball all day, and an end of the season pizza party in the evening. This meant if we were going to have cake, it had to be with her entire basketball team. I volunteered to make a cake and bring it to the pizza party, and Allie like that idea. Unfortunately, this meant I needed to prepare myself for my secret cake making hobby to become public knowledge, as well as to really focus so that my cake was worthy of public viewing. When I mentioned this to Allie, she didn't miss a beat in encouraging me and stating that my cakes were amazing and she'd take any of them to a party with her friends (Thanks, Allie!)
After much consideration, we opted for a Sacred Heart basketball cake to go with the theme of the day. I bought Wilton fondant so that I had solid colors and less prep work to do. I also picked the right cake box brand so that I didn't deal with crumbly cake issues. This way I was able to spend more time focused on cake decorating than all the other prep work.
I forced myself to work slowly and carefully to make sure my base cakes were smooth and straight. I measured my fondant carefully and was able to get most of the creases out of each of the bottom two layers. For the basketball, I was able to use one of those supplies that I purchased with no immediate need, but figured I'd eventually need...I was right!
Other than that, I made sure to put cardboard bases between the layers, and actually cut wooden dowels to place in the cake to help support the layers. Imagine that, doing what the professionals recommend actually works!
The cake turned out great (if I do say so myself). Everyone was impressed, and surprised at my secret skill. I think I may have even surprised myself at how professional this one turned out.
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