It's Ah-Mario Cake!

My nephew, Connor, has become quite the Nintendo expert.  He plays incredibly well and often beats ME.  Yes.  You read that right.  Those of you who know me personally, know that I am one of the biggest Mario fans there is.  I also pride myself on my awesome Nintendo skills.  But, when I play against my nephew, he often beats me.  I couldn't be more proud.

So, his sixth birthday party was last weekend and I was absolutely thrilled to make a Mario cake for him.

The mushroom was made out of rice cereal treats and covered with fondant.

I made a special order for these cute little Mario characters.  They were imported from Japan!

Of course Mario is on top!

A picture of the inside of the cake.  

Connor - I can't believe you're already SIX YEARS OLD!!  I wish you a fantastic year!

Love,
Auntie Ann

(Here's my thank you card.  These are the BEST!!)

It's A-Me! Mario!

Sharon requested a Super Mario cake for a birthday celebration.  She needed it to feed only 4 people, so we decided on a simple 6-inch cake.  She requested a funfetti cake and I'd never made one from scratch before.  I love my yellow cake batter and just added some sprinkles to make batter look like this:  

Decorating a Mario cake was SO fun for me!  I LOVED playing ALL Mario games from my childhood through college and even as an adult.  Mario has a very special place in my heart.  So here's what I did...

I've had these brick templates for so long and I FINALLY got to use them!  Check out the bricks!

Coins were made from the letter "O" cut-outs I had.  I just didn't take out the center.

 Warp zone!!!

 And here's Mario again!  What a fun cake!

Thanks, Sharon, for the super fun project!  I hope you all enjoy the cake!