Everything I do is artistic. I just can't get away from that. Christmas gifts are usually homemade because it gives me a chance to be crafty, cards are handmade, and whenever someone's birthday comes up, I squeal inside. There's just something so exciting about all the possibilities a cake represents! Oh, I could do this, or that, or add colors, or, or.... OR!

Cat's birthday wasn't any different this year. I'll admit that these pictures are about a month old now, but that's alright! The cake may be long gone, but I still have the proof that it was made.

So this year, I decided to experiment with fondant again. I made a traditional fondant a couple of years ago when I was deciding what to do with my wedding cake, and it was just so horrible that I swore never to make it again. It was bland, waxy, and just... icky.

But I remembered seeing a handful of recipes that used sugar and marshmallows instead of shortening and sugar, and being the adventurous (and stubborn) kind of girl, I decided to someday give it a try. I mean, what's better than sculpting clay that you can eat? Marzipan is fun to work with, too, but I like to work with stuff that I have on hand. And marzipan is certainly not something that I have hanging around the house all the time.

So I got my Marshmallow Fondant recipe from Allrecipes, which is my favorite recipes site of all time. For extra oomph and tastiness, I added maple flavoring to the fondant!

Right, so on to the photos!