We had such a fun time planning this birthday party! Tori invited quite a few friends from school and the Tomball ward. We decked out the back yard in "c" bulb colored Christmas lights, lit up the pool with our LED lights and threw into the pool a bunch of LED plastic ice cube lights as floaters. It looked so great! We fed the guests Brother's Pizza, chocolate fountain with all the dippings, nachos, candy, and of course something a little healthy, a veggie platter. We heated the pool and had the spa going all evening. The youth ate, sat in the spa, ate, sat in the spa, ate, sat in the spa. It was the most laid back party ever, and yet they all LOVED just hanging out together and laughing!
I wanted to buy Tori an outstanding Sweet 16 cake. But, after pricing cakes at local bakeries, I decided it would cost less for me to purchase everything I needed and make the cake myself! So, I DID! After research on the Internet and emailing a very talented woman (THANKS Valerie!) I had a pretty good idea of how the cake assembly should work. Now, was the cake perfect? Nope. Being it was the first time I had ever made fondant, I wasn't sure exactly how to make it smooth and flat. I finally figured out how to smooth the top, and it looked good, but the sides were bumpy. But, after I decorated the sides, it did cover up the bumps.
Tori loved the cake and that is all the mattered to me! She was glowing and so excited when she saw the cake in its final stages. Caitlin and Courtney were my apprentices, Caitlin made all of the flowers and Courtney coached me and told me what she has seen on Cake Boss. All of their tips and pointers really helped!
Tori we hope you had a very happy Sweet 16!
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