OK everyone, help me out here. This cake is my first paid cake - though it is for a friend, but obviously I want it to be as good as I can get it.

So what does it cake need? Is it OK as it is, or should I do more?

Thanks!
Stacy

Put down the piping bag and step away from the cake!

It looks great, congratulations on your first paid cake

It looks great!! It's super cute!!

I know the problem has been reported to Keith...I can't see the picture!

I can't see your cake Even if I click on the file, it says no file found. Does anyone know why some cake pics show up and others don't? I am about to do my first paid cake also! Congrats!!!

I would love to see the cake but I can't seem to open the pic am I doing something wrong?????????Please tell me how u guys were able to see the pic,thank you

YEAH!!!!!There it is I see...lol your cake is super, I love it

Stacy,
The only thing the cake needs is a creator who can see her own talent! Your work is beautiful - i'm sure your friend will be delighted.
Well Done!
Rest up coz the phone is about to start ringing with orders.

It's great! Don't change anything! How cute, how cute!!

I've been having issues seeing the pics for a week or so too. What I usually do is double click on it a couple of times. You'll get an error message the first couple of times, but eventually I can usually get it to show up...

As for the cake, I had originally planned to do flowers around the sides of the sheet cake, but I definitely think that would be too much. Then again, my original design was a 2-layer 13x9 instead of a single layer 12x18, so there would have been more "blank canvas" on the sides for me to work with. I guess that's why it feels like it's not "done" because i didn't do everything I planned to...

I agree put down the piping bag it looks great

Don't do anything to it. It is perfect the way it is. Beautiful work!!!

Thank you so much for the nice comments everyone! I can't believe how much beter my decorating and creativity have been since I found CC a few months ago. I love this place!

I guess I'll be posting this pic in the gallery...

thats adorable just the way it is!!

Wow! So pretty! I love the design, it's so creative, and your colors are awesome. I agree with everyone else, your work is done and fabulous !

Wow! So pretty! I love the design, it's so creative, and your colors are awesome. I agree with everyone else, your work is done and fabulous !

Very cute --you did great. Add nothing, take nothing away. It's perfect the way it is, and the love you poured into it shows.

Thanks for the advice. It took about 6 attempts, but the pic finally opened. And I agree, leave it as is. It is very cute!

It's perfect...just the right balance of color and decoration.

WOW!!!!!!!! What an excellent job, I would be so proud. I would pay good money for a cake like that, I know its for a friend but if anyone else orders this cake make sure your charge what its worth. You are ready, keep up the good work.

I would love to see the cake..can you post it in your gallery?

it is absolutely PERFECT

A.d.o.r.a.b.l.e and just the way I like 'em- cute and girly!!

Wonderful cake. As the others have said - step back. And, of course, SMILE at the adorable cake you have created for a very lucky 3-year old.

Nice work!

Thank you all for such wonderful comments! It makes me feel good when anyone commpliments my cakes, but it's somehow even better from people that "know" cakes, ya' know?

The picture is in my gallery now.

Your cake looks really nice! I love the colors and the whole design. If you don't mind sharing...how did you make the "3"?

Sarah - For making the "3", I made a typical cake in (2) 9" rounds.

I had taken a plain cake board and outlined the shape of the bottoms of the pans, overlapping, so it looked like a figure 8. Then I sketched in what I wanted my 3 to look like within that shape and used it as a template to cut my cakes.

You could use any size round to get the final size you want. To me, the real benefit to starting with a round instead of a 13x9 is that the outside of the 3 was perfectly smooth since it was just the edge of the cake. I then had a lot less crumbs to deal with from having the cut surface - because those cut ends did give me headaches trying to get them covered without crumbs pulling up as I iced them!

Hope that helps.

OK..Great! Thanks so much for the info. I have never done a number cake before and I was wondering how they are done. Yours looks very nice!