Suprise party

i have recently discovered that i LOVE throwing parties. it's all about the prep work and then
seeing an idea excuted. and of course seeing people enjoy themselves...it makes for a great time.a friend and i threw a surprise party for my sister's 32nd birthday. i cheated and made both cakes from a box to save on time, but we did try out fondant for the first time...and it was AMAZING. seriously. we did two round white cakes and covered them in fondant. then colored the remaining fondant and made stars and wire whimsical decorations for the top of the cake.

guests drank cream soda out of the can with whirly straws and niblled on circus peanuts and m&m's from a lazy susan.

the second cake was covered in regular buttercream icing flavored with cappucino and topped with chocolate shavings. instead of investing a lot of money in cake tins, i just layered some christmas candy tins with waxed paper and baked the cakes in those. the entertainment for the evening was american idol themed karaoke!