Happy Sweet 16th Birthday to our niece (okay, really 2nd cousin or some such whatever but niece is more the relationship) Holli Meadows. Poor kid has a pre-Halloween birthday so she has at times gotten lost in the shuffle but not anymore. Last year, along with Halloween chili and treats, I made a Twilight themed cake which blended in well. This year, Holli said she'd love a lady John Deere theme which worked out well as a family funny. Everyone knew Holli had just had her birthday but everyone kept wondering why I'd put a John Deere hat on a cake board on the Halloween dessert table. We didn't even realize how many people didn't realize it was a cake until Gene and I compared notes after the party. At least a half dozen people had no idea it was a cake rather than just a JD ball cap. Once we cut it people were standing around with their jaws dropped and then grabbing pieces of coconut layer cake to dessert on. What a compliment!!! Holli and I were thrilled.
Along with the cake, Gene and I got her a lady John Deere purse (see pics below for the purse) in the same pink/brown theme that my friend Misty Starnes has and loves.
Happy Birthday Holli Girl!
For pics of the cake construction process, click below.