Hattie Cat's Birthday Cake Bake-Off!
Last week Miss Hattie Cat turned 1! My culinary hubby and I got a tad competitive (in a good way!) and in the name of CAKE we decided to have a good old fashioned BAKE OFF! We decided to each make our birthday girl a cake, and then let Hattie decide which one she liked best.
Here's a look at the making of my cake...
I decided to do a four layer cake with 6 inch pans
Big Bro and Sis wanted to help!
Stella wanted to do a purple layer for Hattie
Hattie, with spoon in hand, wanted to get in on the action...
All the colors the kids thought Hattie would like... Time to bake!
After the cakes had baked and cooled I then sliced the top of each cake off. But, NO top went to waste. Liam and Stella were the taste testers!
Then I turned all cakes upside down. It's very difficult to frost on the cut cake side.
In between each layer I did light turquoise buttercream frosting
Here it is, stacked and ready to frost!
As a frosting base I did a thin layer of pink frosting
Then I started with turquoise frosting and made 3 rows of rosettes all around the cake
I used a #5 tip and this cool decorating tool
Next I did purple, then hot pink, and then finished with light pink
Here's my finished cake!
Not gonna lie, it took a lot of time. Which a mom of four doesn't have!
I'm talking dedication to my baby girl and the determination to say, "In Your Face McDermott!" But I did it and was damn proud. Still, the question remained... What would Hattie think??
Now, here's Dean's cake!!
He wanted to make her a Mad Hattie cake like the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland (Which also happens to be the theme of her 1st birthday party this coming weekend!)
Dean's finished cake!
Here are the two cakes side by side. Clearly each of our eldest have chosen their faves...
The Cake Off is ON!
Tomorrow we will reveal which cake Hattie chose, but in the meantime... Which cake do you like best?
Love,
T
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You cut the tops off of the cakes to make them flat. My grandmother was a cake decorator and I wish I was 1/4 as good. Practice and practice... still your cakes are lovely not picking a fav. Just come back on TV please!
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I love that you cook together. I think it is so awesome how hands on you are. I let my kids bake and make too! It's so important for them to experience it all. Keep up the great work. I am partial to purple by the way:)
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u and dean are too cute! you two must be so awesome parents! i like both cakes and apparentely from the video she liked them too :)
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oh my those cakes are lovely ,tori i love yours for all the colors and originality,and i love dean's for the connection to Hattie and the Alice in Wonderland story which Hattie will always have a sort of link too,so i have to give props to Dean for the task of a beautiful cake that connects to a story,so i think Dean wins,but they are both winners and Hattie is a very blessed girl!
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Do you have a recipe that you'd like to share :) ?? I need a good one like that for bdays. I always purchase cakes from specialized bakeries - lots of fun but I'd like to make one.
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I love both of them! Tori: why do you cut the top off of the cakes? Just curious! It seems that I remember my mom doing that, but have never understood the reason behind it. By the way, I love the chosen color(s) of both cakes! Glenda from Mississippi
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I'm voting for Dean's cake simply bc I LOVE the little hat for Hattie! I do not think I would have time to decorate yours, Tori! LOL
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Great job team Tori..........Loved it. You really amaze me....Like crazy. You don't let nothing get your down. Your great........Can't wait to see more pictures......What a lucky little girl to have so many cakes and a big birthday party weekend. fun fun
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Gotta go with yours Tor! It just looks so deliciously divine! I actually closed my eyes as I scrolled down past the "winner of the Cake Off is..." post aboce this one because I don't want to know yet :) Either way, your kids must have had the BEST sugar rush EVER!
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Although I love the Mad Hatter theme, I will definitely vote for your cake: the bigger, the better and it looks stylicious! But then again, Hattie has the final word, we'll see what happens then! In my experience kids tend to choose the complete opposite of what Mums are recommending, so if I were you Tori I'd prepare myself for a runner-up-'God-I-hate-it-that-you-won-but-I'll-pretend-to-be-a-good-sport-smile'. At least you'll have enough comfort food around you at that moment!
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You both did a great job on these cakes. Sorry Dean, but I am going to have to go with Tori's on this one. I love the Mad Hatter concept but Tori's execution of her design was just better. I can't wait to see photos from Hattie's party. I love Alice in Wonderland. If I had known the theme I would have loved to make her something special to wear....maybe next year. BTW, I am the one that made the Tutu set that Stella wore when your family came to town for Stella's 1st Birthday....Contact me if you are ever looking for something special for her to wear. Thanks!
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They are both super cute, but I like yours Tori better :-) Now I'm craving cake. Thanks ;-)
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Yours for sure, it's beautiful. Hey I would LOVE to make miss Hattie cat a Cat Hat for her head! I make hats and what a cute idea for her! http://www.facebook.com/theGIRLisHOOKED (don't know if that's allowed, but check me out and let me know if you want one and I'd be so happy to give one to her!) Thanks so much! I'd also love to make a monkey hat for Liam and a lady bug hat for Stella, and for Finn, you'd need to let me know!
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Oh they are both fantastic but i'm a sucker for a rainbow cake too so i vote for Tori's.
Plus i always love to look inside cakes at the pretty layers so i hope we get to see them cut too!
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MY mouth is watering!! Suddenly I feel like a piece of cake. I'm sure Hattie will love both, but my vote goes to your cake Tori. If I were Hattie I would dive right into that cake head first!! :D
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I chose the rainbow cake as the winner on Dean's site and guessed it was yours. Girls love color!
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Tori your cake took alot of work and is really pretty. However Deans cake is good looking and a neat idea. But Tori your cake is so much bigger and looks tasty. You get my vote but Hattie is very lucky to have 2 equally attractive cakes for her birthday.
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Both cakes are both so cute I think its coming down to ..... TOri's cake. Hey is that your old house? Now that you have a family of 6 the old house makes more sense. When is your show coming back???????
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