Stephanie's 30th Birthday Cake

My friend Lisa asked me to make a cake for her sister's 30th birthday. She was having a surprise party at a piano bar in Milwaukee. Sounds fun, eh? The inspiration behind this cake was the e-Vite that went out to her guests. It had a hot pink background with white swirls and a black border. Lisa liked that idea but Stephanie's favorite color was blue. So here is the cake...

She ordered a yellow cake with chocolate chip buttercream filling. She didn't want anything placed on top of the cake because she wanted to put a martini glass filled with little Stephanie-themed trinkets in it. I think the cake looked TOTALLY festive! (Thanks for the picture, Lisa!)