Garden Cake

 Darren volunteered me to make a cake for a birthday celebration at his work. I baked a devil's food cake with a milk chocolate filling. Then I made a batch of buttercream to frost it.

 I knew that I wanted to have a garden-theme for the cake, but didn't have a clear idea of what I would do. I was glad to put some fun coloring techniques into making the flowers. After the flowers, I started on the vines & leaves and the cake really started to come together. This turned out to be one of my very favorite cakes!