Operation wedding cake = success!!

Woohoo!! Glad that's off my chest :) And yes... that is a ninja turtle (Leonardo to be exact) and a dinosaur on top (complete with ring and veil). Matt and Beth's favorite childhood toys...
**Edit**- My brother, Matthew has informed me that it is indeed Donatello on top of the cake.  How would I know that you ask?  Because donatello "has the sweet bow staffs," ... got it :)

What a wonderful wedding my brother and his new wife Beth had Last Saturday (23rd). I took off work on Thursday to do last minute pretzels (pictured below) and preparation. My mom and I headed out on Friday to meet up with the extended family. JT came Friday night to meet us at the rehearsal dinner. It was a very close nitch of people and felt really magical. The wedding was in the backyard of the house Beth grew up in. God gave us perfect weather for an outdoor wedding and the whole thing was just spectacular. SO excited to have a new seeeester :)

My two big brothers and I... oh how I love them so much!

Chocolate lollipops, chocolate covered pretzels, and chocolate covered oreos. I think these were a bigger hit than the cake!

Look at that good lookin' couple!

My Maid of Honor Allison... and a beeeeautiful girl might I add. Love her!

The new sibblings!!

Operation Wedding Cake... trial #1 = F-L-O-P!

Whelp, looks like I might be in over my head. My brother, Matt, is getting married (to one of the most fabulous women I know) and they asked me to make their cake. Now, it's just a funfetti cake and they are having lots of other desserts too... BUT it is 3 tiers and I have to transport it from Raleigh to Charlotte. Hmmm...

Although strentuous and leading to the verge of tears, the process was quite fun! Here's the first pouring of the batter. Notice the confidence level compared to the previous photo. Little did I know I was making humble pie...





Matthew bringing lots of cheer and not so much whine :)

My Sous Chef... Mom :)




Here's the cake rising...

and rising...

Aaaaaand the final product...

Yes, that's batter in the middle and me being so sad :(

Fun was had by all.

Less than 2 weeks!!!

Talked to one of my co-workers who's had much more practice than I have. Will change some things and have trial #2 next weekend. Stay tuned...