Hokie Pokie

So today ws Trent's birthday, (my finace), at a ripe old age of 34! Wow! Where does the time go??? Anyway, his absolute favorite team is the Virginia Tech Hokies, so that's what he got! I made him a hokies cake last year, which by the way was a complete shame. I'm almost embarassed to post it. It was the first cake I attempted with limited time, and limited knowledge.

Now you can see how embarassed I am to even post it. First off, the entire cake doesn't even have icing on it. Secondly, it just flat out looks like crap. Hoever, this cake and one year's time is the perfect example of how far I have come along in the cake decorating business. Here is the picture from today's cake:

Awesome, huh? Here are a few more details...

As you can see in the above picture, my hand is quite shakey. I think mostly because I was in a rush, and just didn't plan ahead very well, but hey, at least I got the shape right, lol.

Here is a nice side view of the cake... I thought the hokie feet were cute, LOL.

I deccided to try something different with Trent's cake, which I think came out cute. I decorated the edges as if I squirted it with silly string! I like it!

And inside the cake you will see that I made a chocolate one, lol. 4 layers and a whole LOT of icing. YUM. Need a better view?

As stated above. YUM. =)