I think the cake that I just made for my son's 7th birthday is quite possibly my favorite cake that I've done thus far! It's not the hardest, and probably not the most impressive to most folks, but I was really pleased with it!! It's a lion's face that I hand painted. I got the idea from kimbordeaux, here on cc. I actually looked at her cake pic of a tiger, and used that to paint my lion on the fondant. I used to oil paint before college, marriage, and kids, but I haven't done that in over 10 yrs! That might be why I like this cake so much! It was such a fun cake to do, and my son LOVED it!!! Just thought I would share with my CC buddies, and get all of your feedback on it! It's one of the last cakes that I uploaded in my gallery. Thanks for letting me share!

Fantastic!! The cake looks great, very intense I'm so glad you're feeling great about it, because I know it's a great feeling of pride and happiness. Yay Candoo!!

Thats awesome! Great work!

It's really cool! I'm sure your son loved it, and you should be proud!

Wow, he is brilliant! i can see why you are so pleased with it! great job.

Great job...what an adrenaline rush, uh?!!?!

Thank you all so much!!! It's great to have folks who understand why a cake could get me this excited to share my accomplishments with!!! lol!

I absolutely LOVE your Lion! He is so scary... so real! Perfect for a 7-year-old boy! Wonderful job!

Thank you dianab!!!

What a great cake! Your little boy sure loved it! Who wouldn't?

Thanks kensoven!!!!

Candoo,
Kim is my sister-in-law! I will forward this post to her; I'm sure she will be so happy that she inspired you. She has been making cakes for less than a year now!

Super work on your lion cake. Your other cakes look amazing too!

Wow! you are very talented! What a memory for your son!

Thanks ya'll!!! Ya'll are so sweet! And korensmommy- I sent Kim a pm, thanking her. I still LOVE her tiger!!!!

Awesome work! It looks fabulous! I bet your son was so impressed!

Too cute!

Great cake....and a wonderful way for you to reconnect with your painting! I can see why he loved it.

Thank you guys again! I loved doing the painting on this on so much, that I am looking for an excuse to do another "painted cake"!!!!