Soccer Cake and Winners

April 5, 2011 ·

My boy turned 8 on April fools day. So sad, they really do grow up fast.

I gave him the option of going to the Fort Wilderness Resort and Disney, or have a birthday party.
He was on the Disney train for a while, but changed his mind. Damn. I was really hoping for the Disney trip. Disney=’s less work for me to do and no fancy cake to make.
So 15 large pizzas ( Pizza Hut was $35 cheaper than Dominos..thats HUGE) bunch of fruit, a soccer ball cake and about 50 people later..I AM DONE DONE DONE!

Here is the cute cake I made for him.
Vanilla 10″ bottom with strawberry filling. Chocolate 6″ top with strawberry filling. Buttercream Frosting.
Fondant soccer balls. The Soccer balls actually popping out of the top are balls from the party store ( I was not that ambitious). I think it turned out adorable!

Soccer Cake

Soccer Ball Cake

Soccer Ball Cake

And the winners of the
Rocco Dispirito Cookbooks are

#5..Lynn @ Happier than a pie in mud
#9..La @ A Musing Potpourri
#80..Anonymous..Andrea D
#106..Tina @ The world according to Tina C
Congrats to you all! Please email me with your mailing addresses!
Filed Under: Cake, Decorated Cakes

Comments

  1. Happier Than a Pig in Mud says:
    April 5, 2011 at 1:01 am

    Adorable cake! Thanks so much for the great give-away Leslie, can't wait to read the cookbook:@)

  2. vanillasugar says:
    April 5, 2011 at 1:10 am

    you do such amazing cake work Les. love the grass effect.

  3. Rhondi says:
    April 5, 2011 at 1:18 am

    Happy Birthday to your big boy! You did an amazing job on his cake. Love the fondant soccer balls.

  4. Baseball Cards Rule says:
    April 5, 2011 at 1:59 am

    It sure looks great. You know I love soccer and cake!

  5. Liz says:
    April 5, 2011 at 2:14 am

    Such a cute cake!

  6. Yummy Mummy says:
    April 5, 2011 at 3:21 am

    So cute! And happy birthday to your boy!

  7. Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says:
    April 5, 2011 at 4:49 am

    This cake is too cute! You are sooo talented with the cake decorating!

  8. Foodness Gracious says:
    April 5, 2011 at 5:35 am

    Great Idea for the balls on top and yes they do grow way too fast!!

  9. Leslie M. says:
    April 5, 2011 at 10:28 am

    Adorable cake Les!! You always do a fabulous job.

    XO
    The Other Les
    Leslie Loves Veggies
    http://leslielovesveggies.net/

  10. Maris (In Good Taste) says:
    April 5, 2011 at 11:07 am

    What a beautiful cake you made! Happy Birthday to yuor boy!

  11. La says:
    April 5, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    Happy Birthday, Aiden!

    Thank you so much for the wonderful giveaway, Leslie.

  12. Barbara says:
    April 5, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    Happy Birthday to your son! Bet he loved that cake. You did a super job with it!

  13. MomOfAllTrades says:
    April 5, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    That cake is adorable! Happy birthday to your boy! And congrats to the winners….I never win anything! LOL

  14. Georgia | The Comfort of Cooking says:
    April 5, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    Happy belated birthday to your boy! And WOW, what a cake! You did an amazing job on this, Leslie. You should be as proud of yourself as I bet you are of your son. 🙂

  15. teresa says:
    April 5, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    can i hire you to throw parties for my kids? you rocked this out, i LOVE that cake! i'm really hoping for the same thing for my son in may, he's going to choose between sesame place or a party.

  16. Jennifurla says:
    April 5, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    I just love the grass, congrats to the winners.

  17. Aggie says:
    April 5, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Seriously cute cake!! Happy birthday to your baby!! 🙂

  18. Charlie and Jessica says:
    April 5, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    such a cute idea! I am going to use this when it is snack day for my kids soccer team, thanks for the idea!

    Jessica
    http://www.dinnerwiththeshivers.com

  19. Mandy says:
    April 6, 2011 at 2:42 am

    What a cute cake! Happy birthday to your little man.

  20. grace says:
    April 8, 2011 at 11:45 am

    boing! this is great from top to bottom–i'm sure your kiddo loved it!

  21. Anonymous says:
    April 13, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    I hope you got my email.

    Andrea D.

  22. Photo Cake Fairy says:
    September 9, 2012 at 8:38 am

    Well, I’m about a year and a half late with the happy birthday wishes… 🙂 But the cake is just great. I’m sure my 31 years old husband will love it as much as your 8 years old did 🙂