Lightning Mcqueen Cake

For my son's 3rd birthday party, I wanted a car theme to show his love of wheels and speed.  Lighning Mcqueen, of course, is the best pick, because he is speed!

Lola by Mark Jacobs Cake

A weekend ago my son's school had their most-awaited annual spring fair. They had a bouncy castle, a dunking station, gelato stand, white elephant stall, barbeque, and of course a cake stall.   My contributions were decorated chocolate mud cakes for this fund-raising event.

The first two cakes were inspired by the new fragrance Lola by Marc Jacobs.  It's attractive bottle, topped with a fancy flower in bright colours,  shows fun and liveliness coupled with flowing femininity.  I was also amused by its wonderful name, because Lola means "grandma" in my language, so I like this bottle too because it reminds me of my own two Lolas and my kids' Lola.

($82)

Gogo's Crazy Bones Cake

Most children, from kindergarten to year 5, in my son's school are currently going crazy over Gogo's Crazy Bones. They're colourful and cute little figurines, each carrying a special 'power', that are played against each other. I'm impressed how my son knows plenty of Gogo's names and characteristics, so he must be discussing a lot about gogos with his friends. Pity for him that I don't know how to play them, but I do love them for their cuteness. I made the following chocolate cakes for the school fair for those who love Gogo's Crazy Bones:

This is MOSH. He's very friendly and kind, and most Gogo's want to be his friend.

This is TREMI. Appearances can be deceptive and not as grumpy as he looks.

This is IZUMI. He loves speed and won't get off his motorbike.