Hannah's Birthday Cake.

On my first birthday, my mom made a cake for me out of building blocks.

So, for Hannah's birthday, it was important to me to make the same kind of cake. Sort of a way to try and carry on the tradition.

It took two days of work. Candy, Hannah's Nana, taught me how to decorate the cake and stayed up with me until 1:00 A.M. to ensure that it was finished in time for the party.

The little blocks were made out of chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and raspberry jam, and the big cake was a Pink Lady cake with Swiss Buttercream. Thanks to my friend Susie, I got the recipes off of SmittenKitchen.com.

I am very happy with the way the cake ended up looking. But, I don't think I will ever try that again!

This was my favorite block! I think it had the most even sides and I liked the heart on top. We gave Hannah the one block as her birthday cake.