Life is so “beachy”

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Hello all!  Today, as fall is approaching I think today is a great day to wrap up summer with beach inspired cakes and parties.  I created the above 3 tier cake for a church function–DNow.  This cake is supposed to be somewhat representative of the poem “Footprints in the Sand”.  The entire cake was a deliciously moist yellow cake.  The bottom tier was filled with strawberry preserves, the middle was filled with seedless blackberry preserves and the top tier with passion fruit filling.  Using fruit fillings for tiered cakes can really elevate the cake and make it into something so much more special than a plain old yellow cake.  I frosted the entire cake with buttercream, used white buttercream to represent “pearls” and bubbles, crushed graham crackers as the “sand” and used candy melts and a shell candy mold to make the seashells.  This cake was a complete hit, not only was it super cute, it was also fantastic to eat!

http://abullseyeview.com/bakerella-big-honkin-summer-beach-ball-cake-pops-target/

These beach ball inspired cake pops are soooo cute!  They have great color and would totally complete any beachy themed event!  You can get the recipe over at bakerella.com.

http://indulgy.com/post/BMJYkj9NI1/summer-beach-mix-girls-birthday-party-party-wagon

I love the idea of using a sand pail and shovel as the food vessel for a beach themed party, very smart and versatile.

http://blowoutparty.com/blog/2011/05/boy-beach-and-pool-party-inspiration/

This party has very cute beachy decorations, from the umbrella to the Crush sodas, to the beach ball cupcakes–simply adorable!
I hope you all have enjoyed your summer, I know I did!  Now, lets break out the fall themes!!

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