Brayden’s mom Rhona contacted me a few months back when planning her son’s first birthday cake.  She wanted something super spectacular with a jungle theme.  How fun!

Well, August rolled around and let’s just say… Brayden went on Safari at the local city park!! 

Fondant iced tiers in vibrant green and blue, with handcut animals and folliage.  The tiers were only 8″ and 6″, but the 8″ was a double barrel (to accomodate the height of the elepant!) so it was really quite BIG for such a small cake!! lol!

Some details:

a friendly lion 

a swingin’ monkey!

a BIG ol’ elephant

She was hard to fit in one frame!  She is also my personal favorite of the crowd!  =)

a creepy-crawly snake ~ i didn’t want to scare the kids, so I put it on the backside!

Rhona sent this great picture of Brayden checking out his cake… the cake is ALMOST as tall as him!

plus, I love that his t-shirt is nearly identical to the monkey on the cake!

Rhona sent me an email afterward with these very kind words:

Hi Kelly,
I would have emailed feedback sooner, but busy keeps calling me!  My husband & I were so happy with the cake…all we kept saying was “Wow! What a cake!”  We couldn’t believe how great of a cake it was!  We are truly appreciative of the art work and time you took to make our baby’s first birthday much more special.  The Neopolitan flavor was a hit with the kids and adults.  You made so much cake that we were able to feed all of our guests & they took a piece home.  Thank you so much…you are really talented.  We’re looking forward to working with you for Brayden’s 2nd birthday!! I’ve attached a photo of Brayden next to his cake…it’s almost as tall as he is!!  Thank you again!

I loved making this cake, had lots of fun and it was a joy to create for Brayden and his friends and family!

Happy 1st Birthday Brayden!