Sweet Maria and Josh from Two Peas & Their Pod is having a baby! They will soon be welcoming their first child into the world, a sweet little boy. A few friends from around the blog-o-sphere decided to get together and host a virtual baby shower! Happy Baby Shower guys!
I decided to make Maria and Josh a little cake with a “baby” pea on it. The pea pod itself was designed after these amazing cookies from Bridget at Bake at 350.
To make this sweet little baby pea pod, I simply baked two cakes in these wonderful little pans.*
After baking, I removed one of the mini cakes from the pan and chilled in the freezer for about one hour. Once the cake is nice and firm I carved out the “pea pod” shape. With the other cake I made cake pops. The cake pops are covered in tinted buttercream that I just heated to get a runnier consistency. I simply dipped them in the frosting and let them dry. I used the same buttercream (in its original form, not heated) to cover the pea pod, simply using a small offset spatula to smooth out the frosting as much as possible.
And here is where I keep it real folks.
Maria is the QUEEN of cookies. She makes the most amazing cookie creations! I wanted to add some cookies to the interior of her cake so it was extra personalized for her.
I made her Oreo Cheesecake Cookies. I also made her Rolo cookies. (Both completely swoon-worthy.) Then incorporate them into the cake.
Then managed to overcook the cookies and undercook the cake. It was not pretty. #bakingfail
But now I have been sufficiently challenged and I WILL make it happen. Maybe for baby number two???
Awesome!!! So pretty without using flavorless and ultra sweet fondant or gumpaste 😀 congrats!