We’re in the midst of preparations for Ava’s fourth birthday party. The kid has more friends than I do, plus our family will be in attendance–it’s going to be quite the bash.
She selected an Alice in Wonderland theme, so we’re in the process of devising games, decorations and treat bags with that in mind. We decided to focus on the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, so we’re planning tiny little cucumber sandwiches, strawberries with lime curd and other tea time favorites for lunch.
I’m going to try a fondant cake for the first time–I expect this will be good blog fodder. I’m using the Mad Hatter design, which has three very uneven layers and looks like it just finished a rousing spin on a merry-go-round. The nice thing about fondant is you can make the cake a couple of days in advance and it keeps it very fresh. The only downside is that it tastes like a pencil eraser. Thankfully my mom is making an angel food cake, too.
Photos coming soon!
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