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Cute and Loosely Super Mario Kart Cupcakes + Flashback To My First Fondant Cake

By Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

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The days are long but the years are fast… isn’t that what they say about having kids? My little Teddy is growing up so fast. I think it’s a pain in every mother’s heart to watch it all go by so quickly, yet still so painfully, fatigue-inducingly slow. I remember when my sweet nephew Brody was born – the first grandchild of our family – the love! I never knew you could love a nephew or a niece like that. It’s after Brody was born, and he was such a sweet cool little dude, so easygoing … when I thought – well geez, maybe I could have a kid, too! 

kawaii star topped cupcakes - coco cake land

Want to see the first fondant cake I ever made? Well it was for Brody’s 1st birthday party, a Totoro themed mega bash. My sisters and I, and my husband Rich, spent days preparing, creating felt backdrops and mini Totoros and banner, and I made a Totoro themed cake and many cupcakes to match. That cake was made with lots of love – but holy crikey, looking back at it – deep pain! I remember being so nervous covering the cake with fondant, my first time doing so. Now I’ve got it down to a mild science – but I remember those sweating palms, and tearing the fondant, and shouting a lot of expletives. But that’s the beauty of starting somewhere!

kawaii star topped cupcakes - coco cake land

Brody’s second birthday party cake was much better. Owlie themed! Too cute. Third birthday? Adorable, if I do say so myself! LOL! Underwater fishie themed. Fourth birthday was a Kermit cake. Fifth birthday was this awesome Angry Birds cake!

kawaii star topped cupcakes - coco cake land

Sixth and seventh birthdays I can’t remember, oops. Hehe! My intention this year was to make him something a little more spectacular but my energy can plummet like a valley from hell so I went with simple, sweet and cute light blue buttercream vanilla lightly based on Super Mario Kart cupcakes…. and a few kawaii star paper toppers. Plus this fat puffy yellow star with the kawaii eyes…

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My sis Leanne aka Gyoza Girl Eats is an amazing mama. Three kids, and I remember when she had Brody, Tanner and Piper three children under the age of 3. Bonkers. But she works so hard, and has raised three super cute, sweet, thoughtful and smart (ok, also occasionally wildly insane) children. One day hopefully those little monkeys will look back and think, damn, I had a cool Auntie who loved me! Both my sisters support me in everything I do, and have been here for me through the ups and downs of life. I’m so lucky to have my sisters!  xo Lyndsay 

super mario kart themed cute cupcakes - coco cake land

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  1. Tessa Huff @ Style Sweet CA

    February 11, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    Your first fondant cake > my first fondant cake Hehehe. LOVE it!

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    • Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

      February 11, 2016 at 8:51 pm

      Haha!! OMG I need to see yours. Isn’t it hilarious looking back?? ^__^

  2. Cindy

    February 16, 2016 at 10:10 am

    I love those star toppers and sprinkles. So fun!

    My first two fondant cakes were baby shower cakes (one with daisies and one with peapods), the third was a 3-tier wedding cake with a gumpaste rose. Then, I swore off fondant forever. HA! Your first one was SO cute!

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    • Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

      February 17, 2016 at 3:46 pm

      3 tiered wedding cake!? you maniac!!! that is awesome. but yes, it would be enough to swear off fondant forever, INDEED!!!

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