Sponge Bob...and a yellow cake recipe

Where would we be without Sponge Bob? Sponge Bob represents pure stupidity in children's television...yet we all laugh away. I, myself, have watched one episode (it was enough).

This cake, however was so fun to do! It made me almost like Sponge Bob for a brief second...almost. I covered the whole cake with yellow marshmallow fondant, added a stripe of white and brown along the lower half, added eyes and spots, and a red tie, and bada bang, got yourself a Sponge Bob. I outlined all the details with black royal icing.

Last year I made a Dora birthday cake for this customer. One layer was a yummy homemade chocolate cake and the other layer was a doctored yellow cake mix. This year they requested yellow cake. They said they have been thinking about my moist yellow cake for the last year. Ha-Larious! So.....here is a simple recipe for what they say is AMAZING yellow cake! I have tried three or so homemade yellow cake recipes. This easy one is comparable to homemade.

Doctored Moist Yellow Cake
Pretty much made up by me from two other recipes I have tried

1 box yellow cake mix
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp butter flavored extract or lemon or vanilla ...whatever you want

What I have been up to...planning a TEA PARTY!

Wish you could have come???!!! I would have loved to have had you!! I was so busy last week getting ready for this Mother's Day Garden Tea Party that I seriously didn't think of much else!! Forgive me. The Bakery Box shall never be put on the back burner again. Keep coming back...promise to post lots more.

That being said...a month or so ago, I had this crazy thought that I should throw a party. Always wanted to go to a fancy tea party...so I did it. And unlike so many things in my life that I build up to perfection and am then disappointed, this actually turned out beautifully. It snowed so Paul saved the day and moved all the furniture out of our main room to the garage. It ended up picture perfect. The mismatched wood chairs and china were so eclectic. I did all the baked goods but bought everything else. Thank goodness cause I had enough to think about. 2 new recipes to share with you that were a HUGE hit...cucumber sandwiches and yummy lime tarts. More tomorrow!! Which one will I share? 1 of these recipes and more picts from the party. I am going to do this every Mother's Day! Better start planning now...