Wow! I haven't posted in a long while, but this special occasion warranted a visit back to this page. I haven't done a lot of cakes recently as it's very hard to make them with a son who is allergic to wheat. The clean up process is a big hassle and I would rather avoid any problems.
Last month my oldest son graduated from from high school. I had no excuse, but to make him a cake to celebrate this special occasion. Since he as played soccer since he was 3 and has been on both club and high school teams, I had to include something related to soccer! The colors of the cake are his school colors.
The soccer ball was tricker than I thought it would be. I made the ball out of Rice Krispie treats and then I cut out individual pieces to place onto the ball. That was the tricky part! After I did that, I went over each seam to add more detail in between each shape, so that it looked like stitching.
If I would have had more time to do this, I would have added more detail, but this was a surprise cake and I had to do it in the time that my son wouldn't see me do it. Sometimes though, less is more, right?!
