I Was Abducted by Aliens

I'm back! Yes, I am still alive and kickin'. Don't worry. I was not abducted by aliens. (As far as I know.) It's just that life has been happening at full force for the last couple of months. I have continued to bake some but just have not had the time or desire to post for a bit. But not to fear. I have plenty of creations and favorite things to share with my faithful readers. Thanks for hanging in there, guys. You are the reason I do this!

So on to cakes...

I made this squeal-worthy cake this weekend for a girl named Ally. Ally loves One Direction. Are you familiar with the band? If you don't have a tween in the house you might not be, unless you are like me and follow lots of celebrity gossip blogs. They were on the UK's X Factor a few seasons back and their songs are super catchy. Basically they are the British equivalent of The Backstreet Boys or five Justin Biebers. In my day it was New Kids on the Block. Oh, that Donnie Wahlberg. He was such a bad boy.

So here are the guys of One Direction (from L to R): Naill, Zayn, Louis, Liam and Harry. (I had to use Google images to figure this out. I don't know them THAT well.)  Apparently one is dating Demi Levato, another dates cougars and another cheats on his girlfriend frequently. Again, I get my information from gossip blogs so what do I know?

I used a sugar image for this cake. I love sugar images. (Remember the Caillou cake?) You can get just about anything you want on a cake without having Rembrandt drawing skills. I searched "One Direction cake sugar image" and found it on eBay. There were several different designs. The company even personalized it for free!

I decorated the cake in pink and purple icing and made it even more special by adding pearl embellishments.

This cake was so much fun to make and I was so happy with how it turned out! The birthday girl loved it, too.

And by the way, Harry is my favorite. (It doesn't hurt that he is the only one whose name I can remember.) I think it's his curly locks. He's just a cutie pie.

I'll see you guys again by the end of the week! (I promise with sprinkles on top.)