For the last couple of years I have gotten to make Drake's cake for the annual 4th of July boys' birthday extravaganza. Last year it was a speed racer car and this year he requested Ironman. After figuring out who Ironman is (a Marvel superhero), my first thought was to do a sculpted cake that looked like him. In the end I scrapped that plan for something simpler but that the birthday boy still loved. I simply covered two round tiers in red fondant and placed chocolate bars cut to look like buildings around them. I used royal icing to pipe windows and placed a toy Ironman action figure on top. There was an LED light at the base of the action figure so that at night Ironman glowed!Just as last year, Drake once again did not want to cut his cake. Rather he took it home with him. So glad he liked it that much! I heard that he kept the speed racer car for a week after his party last year! Luckily I made a HUGE cheesecake for the adult birthday boys! (Not the best picture)
On a side note to myself and any other bakers the 3 Cities of Spain Cheesecake recipe from Epicurious is the best! No water baths or starting the oven at 500 then reducing temp required. This time I tripled the recipe and baked it in a 12X12X3 pan. It baked for about twice the time the recipe specified; but still had no cracks and a perfect texture!
Happy 7th Drake, happy 20th Alex, and happy 4oth Tom! I love you and can't wait to make your cakes next year!!!
