Monday, August 25, 2008

Happy One Hundredth!

Yesterday Bella Dobni, one of the residents of the care home where I used to work, turned 100. I had decided some time ago that I wanted to make her a cake. It's not every day that you get the opportunity to make a hundredth birthday cake!



The base tier was chocolate fudge, the middle tier was butter pecan and the top tier was french vanilla. It was iced in butter cream with fondant numbers and a fondant banner. It was my first time using real flowers on a cake. I wasn't completely satisfied with how it worked out but it was something to learn from for the next time. The evening before I went to five different stores before I found white roses. I was beginning to worry but my perseverance payed off and I found some pretty nice ones. The care home put on a big BBQ to celebrate and all of the resident's families were invited. It is apparently going to become an annual event. The cake was a big hit with everyone. Bella loved it which made me very happy.


Bella with her cake. She looks pretty good for 100!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great Job Pamela...and yes she does look good for 100! You looked pretty sharp in your India outfit yesterday too!
Have a great year!
Sharon

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful cake and thoughtful gift for your friend! I bet that's the nicest cake she's seen in 100 years! Hope you are loving Regina, but remember to visit Saskatoon lots!

jenn with two n's said...

Once again you've created something beautiful. What a wonderful occasion!