Showered With Ideas

My cousin Alesia's baby shower is scheduled for September 25th, which gives me exactly 41 days to work on all the creative aspects of the party. I am super excited to be working on this party because it is unlike all the other showers I have done, it's Dr. Seuss! As a reading teacher I hold a special place in my heart for the author and the his characters.  I have several decorating ideas in mind including traditional things such as a diaper cake adorned with nothing but character apparel and of course a cake, but the cake happens to be the scariest part of all the planning!!! Ahhhh! I love baking and I have made some pretty delicious cakes but usually on days when I am bored and no pressure is put on me as to what the finally product looks or taste like. Let along have it as the main dessert of a party. The cake I will be duplicating is the one pictured below with a couple of changes, in other words I will be making my version of this cake.

So for the next couple of weeks I will be testing several different recipes and working on duplicating this amazing  Dr. Seuss cake that I have promised Alesia. I know I am just a paranoid perfectionist because if my cakes weren't tasty and amazing Alesia would not want to serve them to her guests. I will keep this blog posted with my cake and decoration updates and all my paranoias.