Dog party cake

It's no secret that this family loves animals. The girls' past birthday parties have included dolphins and sea creatures for their third Under the Sea Party and a backyard petting zoo for their fourth "Party Animal" themed birthday. When it was time to plan their sixth birthday I was not at all surprised when they asked for a puppy and kitty party! In fact, I was excited to get this "pawty" started! We are big supporters of rescue animals and adopting, so it was only fitting that we tied…

Over three weeks ago, in August, while we were in Germany, my baby turned two. His current favorite thing is puppies, so I looked for puppy cake ideas. I found a picture of one with no directions, but it looked easy enough, so we attempted it. You just bake two round cakes (8 or 9-inch). Leave one intact and cut the other into sort of a yin-yang shape. (Bring back memories of the 90's, anyone?!) Then trim the pieces if necessary to make them look more puppy-dog-ish. Frost the head in one…