Christmas Countdown: Lunch with the Girls

Today I got together with some girlfriends to celebrate Christmas. We did it early because Anjel and her husband Michael are leaving next weekend for Tennessee and then South Carolina. We went to Anjel's house and had lunch. Anjel made a bean dip, Jen made Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti, Jen B brought the drinks, and I made a cake.

A couple of weeks ago I bought some texture plates for fondant. One has snowflakes on it and the other looks like ice cubes. I wanted to make an igloo cake with penguins around it, but I didn't know who to make the cake for. So when we decided to get together this weekend, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to make the cake. I started with a 6 in circle cake and 1 half of a ball cake for the igloo. I decided to make 2 penguins having a snowball fight, a penguin sliding down a hill into the water, and a penguin on top of the igloo with a Merry Christmas sign. I made the penguins out of gum paste, and the water is blue jello.

I love how it turned out! It is definitely one of my favorite cakes that I have made. The penguins are so cute!

I love Christmastime, but there is only 14 days left!