Cute Birthday Cake w/ candy rainbow topper

This is the birthday cake we made for my youngest daughter's first birthday.  I wanted something simple that I felt capable of doing myself. I work at a bakery so I figured I had seen enough to do something on my own. I wasn't exactly right. ;)

I used 8 inch cake pans but you could really do any size. I think it would look cuter if it were three layer rather than two.

The icing is a buttercream frosting that I made myself. Follow this link to view the recipe http://savorysweetlife.com/2010/03/buttercream-frosting/ .

It was delicious!

I added a couple of drops of blue food coloring to make it a light sky blue. Remember the more food coloring you add the more bitter it tastes. When you ice the cake try to get it as smooth as you can on top.
Add tons of sprinkles just on the sides (if you put icing on the plate under the cake it will cause the cake to stick to the plate so then you can tilt it sideways to add the sprinkles much easier).

For the rainbow you'll need a candy fruit strip. I took a piece of wire and threaded it through the middle color line of the rainbow and then bent it to get the rainbow shape. Leave enough extra wire to insert in the cake.

Pipe the clouds with a bag and round tip or just use a whip cream can!

Painted baby footprint plate SO EASY!

This one is super easy and its works great as a decoration around the house and as a gift for family members. Plus it super cheap!

What you'll need:

A plate ($1 at Dollar Tree)

Acrylic or porcelain paint for feet

Porcelain paint pen or Sharpie for letters

The trickiest part about this is getting your little one to stay still!

At first I put paint on a plate and dipped her foot in it but that didn't come out well so I eventually just painted her foot with a small brush (while my husband held her). 

So paint one foot and press it on the plate at an angle (my baby curled her toes up instantly the toes are a little spotty). 

Then repeat with the other foot. 

Then just write the letters on and marvel in the beauty. I found that cursive looked best. 

Then put your plate in the oven (Do not preheat)

Set oven at 300 and bake for 30 minutes

PRESTO! Now you have a precious keepsake for pennies on the dollar. :)