Hi all, I was hoping to pick your brains for ideas on a cake for my mom. She is in the wedding planning business and has seen every cake imaginable. She is very encouraging of me and my potential cake business. I want to make a cake for her upcoming birthday and I want it extremely special. My mom has just recovered from breast cancer and was just given the GREAT news that all is well and in remission. I don't know if I want to do a "breast cancer" cake, since she is excited to be done with chemo/radiation. I know she wants to move on and live life. I want to do something very girly, elegant, and different. Any ideas?

TIA,
dtmc

PS....She wants a key lime cake...I found a recipe in the recipe folder. Is it any good?

http://www.nicholaslodge.com/
at his website is a french purse that is so perfect. Try that one. I may order the video to see how to make. He even sells a video on how to make it how cool is that?

what about the breast cancer logo on top? with white roses tipped in pink rope boarders.

How about a cake of cakes - we did a wedding cake with little wedding cakes on it. Maybe take some of her favs and put little ones on to look like that on it. It was a Wilton inspired cake, it should be in my photos.

Or a cake of a foot kicking cancer off of it! Make an ugly face and name it cancer and put the ribbon all pink and flowery kicking its ass!

Good luck! To your mom too!

I always like the cakes with the pirouette cookies around them. I can't wait for the right opportunity to try one!

Here is an example:
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=search&search=purple&cat=0&pos=141&search=purple

How about doing a princess cake or something very girly... I have a friend who just finished chemo and is going through radio therapy now... She had a double mastectomy (sp?) and she feels yucky about herself!! I would do something frilly, princess like and girly... Make her feel like a queen!!

i would just do something really festive and colorful. something that just screams "celebrate". there's a cake full of multicolored ribbons in my pictures that is so far one of my most popular- it's a take on one of collett peters' cakes

I found some really nice quotes about beauty at this site, I think it would be a great place to start for inspiration. I love the cakes that have quotes, etc. written on the sides.

http://en.thinkexist.com/quotations/beauty/

Good luck and Congratulations to your Mom for beating the cancer!

Is this it? I went to http://www.nicholaslodge.com/ that Janethorp posted & found this:

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is absolutly BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for posting the picture. Thanks all for your advice!

I would go with a colorful flower cake ... you are celebrating her health and another birthday .....I would stay away from anything cancer related ...just my opinion

If you decide to use a verse,how about "Faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains". I've always believed this and rely on it during troubling times. Good Luck to your mother and your family.