Cake with Chocolate Art - School Project - TEXAS theme - Red, White, & Blue

And so it begins....SCHOOL PROJECTS. Ugh! My son {{mini overachiever}} enthusiastically picks baking and designing a cake for his Texas history project. NICE! *sarcastically* I assisted with some basics and tips but he did all the work.

Project:
Cake with five Texas symbols

FLAG
MOTTO
FLOWER
LARGE MAMMAL
FOOTWEAR
PEPPER
INSECT

He decided he needed to have seven symbols instead of five. This is the child that always says, "Nothing is to over the top" Also, does EVERY extra credit possible.

Not both my kids are like this. My other child had a project due the same day and I found out about it at 8:15pm. :/

TA-DA!!!! I absolutely LOVE how it turned out. 

I know what you are thinking...NO WAY did a child make that cake! So did his teacher until I provided photos. See evidence below. :D

Mixing in the color to make the cake red and blue

Alternating colors in the center to give a stripe effect..somewhat

Printed out templates

Parchment paper over the printouts and used candy melts to trace and fill in. We used a ziplock bag and #1 & #2 Wilton tips

He made 3+ of each design just in case they broke taking them off the paper. The longhorns all broke but one. Next time we'll make them thicker.

 I helped level the layers and do the basic icing

Finished chocolate designs....Ooooh Aahhhh

I also helped place them on the cake

Icing bags for the bluebonnets on the side of the cake.

The bluebonnets were trial and error for sure. They looked like blue Christmas trees at first so I scrapped them off and he tried a smaller tip.

Bagged extras and he gave them to the history teachers

The proof her made the project. I printed this photo for him to take to school. :) 

He spent ALL day on this cake and it shows. Class loved it and I haven't seen the grade yet but I'm sure it's a 100.

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FINALLY the boys finished a project BEFORE the due date! Yay for hounding them!! :) Just kidding. I *might* have threatened them just a tiny bit after the last "all nighter" to finish a project the day before it's due. Grrrr!

At first glance, doesn't this falcon look real? Just a quick post to show you his cute prop.

Printed a picture of a falcon and cut it out. He was originally sitting on a rock. 

Cut out a basic outline of the picture on cardboard to make it sturdy and stand up. Hot glued a close pin to the back. 

And just clipped it on his shirt. LOVE IT!

Here is the cat eating the stars he just made :/

"helping"

Presenting at school last night :)

My youngest had to use a pringles can and decorate it themed as his book. He picked out one from the Hank the Cowdog series. Really funny books. 

Wrapped the can in cork that I found in the scrapbook isle at the craft store, felt, plastic grass and a ranger pin from an old Halloween costume. I think the dog kinda looks like Blue from Blues Clues. 

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