Can't Get Enough Superheros!

Why oh why do I wait until 10pm the night before to start working on decorating cakes? I need to squash this cycle! Anyways, my son turned 5 last month and had a super hero cake at his pool party. I was delighted how well it went over with everyone, especially the moms there! I shouldn't have been surprised when one of them asked me to make her son's cake, but I was surprised because he also wanted super heroes!

I don't normally make rectangular cakes, but thought this would be a good time to try one out - this way it wouldn't look exactly like my son's.

I showed the birthday boy and his mom the sketch I drew up, and he was SO EXCITED! "That's the coolest cake ever!" That's why I do this. The excitement on their faces makes it all worth it! He then proceeded to point out each of the super heroes on the sketch. "There's Superman, and the Hulk, and that one is Captain America, and there's that green guy. I don't know his name though. And there's Spiderman!" With that, I bent down and said, "You know what, I don't know his name either, I just know he wears green and is a super hero!" My husband later informed me I drew it sideways on the sketch and that his name was actually Green Lantern. Good to know...

Since my son turned 5, I put 5 superheroes on cake, but this little boy was turning 6 so I added an extra one. Okay, technically there is 7, but I didn't put Batman's logo on it, because really the city could be for Superman or Spiderman, but really, it's the city of Gothem.

I added a spider on the first super hero cake I did, but I left it off on this one and I think I like it better. I wanted to have the Hulk hand ripping through the other cake I made, but with the time I passed on it, so I was glad I did it on this one. Learning something new every time!

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