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Ammu's Baby Shower & Castle Cake

It was my sis n law's surprise baby shower over the memorial weekend. Guess who arranged for it? Me me me - my hubby darling :D and of course her dear hubby :) I made her this Castle Cake. Though it did not turn out as I hoped, it was not entirely a no no. :)

Check this out :D

Castle Cake


Castle Cake


I wish I could make it look better. Well, its my first such cake. Its completely home made. Two tiers of chocolate cake, middle layer made of Pound cake. Home made snow white buttercream and designed using pastry bags and piping :) And a cone on top to give it the tower like feel :D
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  1. Priya YallapantulaJune 8, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    What a beautiful cake. Wishing her all the best with the baby and delivery :)

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  2. GopikaJune 8, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Will tell her for sure :) Thank you dear

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  3. Ria MathewJune 30, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    What a nice cake, Gopika! Even I baked a cake for our friend's baby shower, recently.

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  4. GopikaJune 30, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Gosh Ria.. It is nothing compared to your awesome cake! I was just trying to recreate what I saw online ;)

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  5. Gayathri Ramdas SreekanthJuly 17, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    Wow Gopika...Such a commendable effort...I chicken out while just thinking about it....!!

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