Red Balloon 1st Birthday

What a fun party! When I showed up at the photography studio to drop off the birthday cake and cupcakes, I loved what I saw. This one year old was going to have such a fantastic party. There was a snow cone booth, a cotton candy machine, a full dessert table, a bounce house.... And the list goes on. And since the party was being held at the family's photography studio, the guests were welcomed to do their own photo shoots for fun during the party. What a great idea! I wish I was a friend who was invited to this party instead of being a vendor. 

The party's theme was "Red Balloons," so that is what we based the cake and cupcakes on. We did a one tier cake and mini red balloon topped cupcakes for the guests and birthday boy to enjoy. The twist was that the cake had to be gluten/dairy/egg free. I have never baked with all of those restrictions, so it took some creative thinking to figure out how to make a delicious cake AND frosting without those ingredients. Well, after plenty of research and help from my friends, I figured it out, I was able to make a very moist chocolate cake and "butter" cream frosting. It was definitely interesting to figure out, but such fun to decorate!