Although I try to offer each cake as a separate story these two were so closely related and so similar I just have to tell the stories together (sort of like how I decorated them). Way back in December a little girl approached me about making a birthday cake for her. Her step mother very quickly reminded her that it was impolite for her to approach me to make her birthday cake and she needed to learn about patience.
When I asked the first question about when was her birthday I suddenly understood about the patience part, her birthday was not until August. No worries, but she told me right there and then her cake had to be a dog cake, a cute dog cake, but not too cute because she likes eating cake. No pressure right? So as time went on the cake evolved. She was having a pool party, tiki beach theme, sort of Hawaiian. So as we went forward this chocolate fudge cake became a 3-D dog wearing a grass skirt. I actually used a lamb cake 
pan and did a little adjusting for my spotted dog wearing a grass skirt, and a flower behind the ear. It just seemed appropriate. Of course there was a cutout in the grass skirt for the tail (you can't keep a wagging tail down-just ask my dog). Apparently, this eight year old was thrilled not only with her incredible birthday party but with her cake as well. Apparently she tried not to let anyone eat it but eventually she had to have a little chocolate. According to reports the cake was just the right side and just disappeared. 
About the same time we finalized this cake I received another Hawaiian themed birthday party cake request. This cake was for the same day (yes the same day) but for a 14 year old young lady. Her cake was a butter cake made in the shape of a young lady getting ready to enjoy a real beach party with grass skirt and flower lei. It is my understanding that this cake was also well received and this teenager had a great coming of age party. It is just funny that on one day, two young ladies, years apart shared a theme displayed in very different ways on their cakes. Happy Birthday to you both.
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