1 Go for Launch!

The kids and I threw a little birthday celebration for my husband last Sunday, so of course cake was involved.  The kids decided they wanted to pick the cake and help me make and decorate it.

 The first idea they had was a robot, but once I looked up some design ideas my son decided HE wanted a robot themed party this year... so onto the next idea. My husband likes both Star Wars and Star Trek (with a good dose of ESPN in between) so they decided we should make him a Rocket Ship going to the moon.  And that is exactly what we did, with a little Alien and all:

The moon is the rounded top portion of the 10" cake that I removed to level off the cake.

We used red shoe lace licorice to outline the rocket and my son stuck it into the bottom of the cake as fire.  We also used Spree, and Starburst softened, rolled out and cut into shapes.

This cool little guy peeking out of the cake was made from softened green Tootsie Rolls and the red was Starburst.

The kids were super excited to show off their creation and I think they did a terrific job helping me!

Don't forget the Knock It Off! Contest starts this Monday!  Come link up your fabulous Knock-Offs.  Guidelines can be found here.