After years of waiting, our friends were finally ready to bring home a little special needs girl from China. My idea was to recreate an open umbrella with a special message: Welcome home, Omi, in Chinese. My daughter, Hannah, painted the branches for me, while I focused on creating the golden Chinese characters on the side, which said, Beloved Daughter, Blessed Family, etc. The inside was a golden cake with chocolate frosting, a favorite of the dad. I used Twizzlers to create the ribbed effect, with pretzels inserted in the ends for bamboo. Here’s what the Joel and Angela thought of their cake:
“When we were just a few months away from bringing our adopted daughter home from China, Julie made the most amazing cake for our baby shower. It wasn’t just decorated beautifully to look like it was straight from China, it was adorned with intricate golden Chinese characters that held great meaning for our shower: Faith, Home, Love. It was so much more than just a cake; It was the perfect centerpiece of a cherished event that our entire family will remember fondly for the rest of our lives. Thanks, Julie!”
