Hello Kitty Graduation Cake

Wow! I haven’t posted in such a long time. Sorry, I was really busy with graduation and Christmas. I still can’t believe that I graduated from college. I feel like the years went by too quickly. I still remember every detail of when I graduated from high school in 2007. I am excited to get back to crafting and taking it easy for these upcoming months. I didn’t want to start teaching right away, so I am just going to be subbing and I hope to get a teaching job by August.

I am not a fan of having parties for myself, but my mom wanted me to have a graduation party. I made a few party favors and I will post those tomorrow. 


I wanted to share the cake that my mom and sister helped me create. My sister baked the cake and it’s actually a 3 layered cake; 2 layers are blue and 1 layer is orange. I’ll post a picture as soon as I cut the cake. I don’t want to cut it yet : ) My mom added the frosting and rolled out the fondant. I am not that great at making tortillas, so I haven’t tried rolling out the fondant.

Cartridge Used: Hello Kitty Greetings (HK cut at 7 inches)

Cutting fondant is as easy as cutting paper.

 Just roll out the fondant, add it to the mat, and press cut.

I cut one color at a time.

TIP: My mom uses parchment paper to roll out the fondant on.

My mom used this impression mat called Wilton Fondant and Gum Paste Silicone Mold Baroque that she bought at Michaels to create the border. All you have to do is roll out pieces of fondant on the mat and pull it out and you have a border. I found this video on youtube that shows you how to make the border. Fast forward to 7:00 minutes.

This is a picture of me and my sorority sisters who went to my graduation. Love them!!! For those of you who don't already know, I get my blog's name "Gamma" from the nickname that people call us, "Gammas".

 Me :) Yay, I graduated with honors!!!

1st Cricut Cake

Today I am excited to share a cake that I decorated with my mom. My mom has always been able to create fabulous cakes and she was excited when the Cricut Cake was released. We bought two Cricut Cakes last year and we barely used one for the first time.

I enjoyed showing my mom how to use the Cricut Cake and I can’t wait to decorate some more cakes with her. My mother was the one who did most of the work because she baked the cake and rolled the fondant onto the mat.

I always complained about having to change the paper on my mat when I had to use more than one color or make more cuts, but after seeing how much work it takes to roll the fondant…I need to stop complaining.

My mom purchased the fondant at Michaels and it is called Wilton Rolled Fondant. We didn’t want to make our own fondant because we first wanted to practice using the Cricut. We thought that we were going to have to practice a few times, but all we had to do was make one cut and we weren't scared to start cutting some more.

 Our first cut

I helped my mother decorate this cake for one of her friend's daughter's baby shower. So far everyone who I know is pregnant is going to have a boy. Pretty crazy!

Different Views

Close up :)

Materials Used

Cartridges: Life's a Party (monkey cut at 7 inches and circles cut at 1 1/2, 1 3/4, and 2 inches)

                 New Arrival ( toes cut at 3 3/4 inches and sentiment cut at 2 inches)

Wilton Rolled Fondant: Pastel Green, Pure White, Pastel Colors Multi Pack, and Chocolate Flavored