We were so excited when we got the order for the Dr. Seuss and Cat in the Hat themed birthday cake! We had worked with the client before on an Elmo and Sesame Street cake for her other son and wanted her to be just as happy with this one. We knew from the beginning her cake would contain a sculpted Cat in the Hat figure and other Dr. Suess characters would be present. She provided us a list of the characters that she was interested in, her flavors (Hot Fudge Sundae and Strawberries Chantilly) and left the rest of the design up to Rick. The design of her cake would have a wonky, Seussian shape and be full of color and whimsy. Honestly, other than that, Rick wasn't sure what he was going to do, until the week of the order when he did a quick sketch of the design and started making all the pieces for the cake. He spent a full day working on this cake, sculpting the tiers and the Cat in the Hat and finishing the design. The characters on the bottom -- Thing 1 & Thing 2, The Lorax and truffula trees, Horton and his pink clover, the fish from Cat in the Hat, the green eggs and ham, and others, were all meticulously handpainted. At the end of the day we took a step back and looked at the cake and a grin as big and goofy as any Seussian character could muster up was plastered on our faces. I said "she (the client) is going to DIE when she sees this!" We and our Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 and Thing 2 and half of Who-ville took a long drive out to their North Shore home. Each time we looked back at the cake the Cat in the Hat was grinning back at us, making us smile over and over. When we arrived at our client's home, she did just about die when she saw the cake. She and her husband greeted us wearing matching Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirts -- so cute! Their jaws dropped when they saw the cake, there was an "Oh Rick!!" in there somewhere, and they both looked incredibly happy. We felt proud of the cake and all the work was most definitely worth it!
Here's hoping our Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat cake makes you smile and puts you in a celebratory mood for the holiday weekend.
Aloha, 'til next time!
7 comments:
This cake is perfectly whimsical and awesome! I love Dr. Seuss and this cake!
The details that you put into this cake are crazy amazing! Looks exactly like all of the characters.
Very cool Rick!
This is one that you should do for Food Network Challenge. You'd win hands down!
We love Dr. Seuss too and his amazingly whimsical characters and scenes. Glad you enjoyed this cake! ... @Kim ~ Kay Kay, we first have to be called for a Dr. Seuss challenge. We'll keep our fingers crossed ;) Aloha!
That is the most beautiful cake i've ever seen. Is the Cat made out of cake too? Is the bottom layer with the colorful stripes made out of cake as well? That is so amazing. I LOVE it.
Thank you, and yes, it is cake :)
Do you make cakes for out of state...??
Do you Happen to make cakes for out of State...???
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