Grandma Zee's Birthday Party

The party for Grandma Zee went great! We had it down in the Recreation Center Room located at City Hall. There were a few things there for the kids to play on and keep them occupied, so that helped tremendously. The funny thing about the day was my grandmother. She had her lunch and kept asking when we were going to have cake. It was about every 5 minutes or so. She has such a sweet tooth!
We eventually cut the cake.

Rewind to the night before - I was not in a good state. The bottom tier had to be made three times! The first time I had tried to shape the cake and it started to fall apart. The second time the cakes had not cooled enough and fell apart. So, it is the night before we have to leave and I am up all night making cakes!

There was a lot to this cake. The flowers had milk chocolate centers. I have been trying to learn more about molding chocolate, etc. and I thought this would be a nice accent. The end result was worth it since she loved her cake!

The bottom tier was chocolate fudge cake with peanut butter mousse. This is the most popular. However, I tried a new flavor for the top tier. Lemon cake with lemon curd for the filling turned out to be a big hit!

My mother came all the way over from Australia and my Uncle John came down from Alaska  for her birthday, so they were able to try out my cakes for the first time as well. The trip was quick, but definitely packed with activties. We were all exhausted going home on Sunday.

Happy 92nd Birthday, Grandma Zee!