My Niece's College Graduation Cake

I decided to make a last minute cake the night before my niece's college graduation party.  MISTAKE.... AGAIN!!!!!!!!  I repeat......never, never, never attempt to make a cake without proper preparation and ample time!!!  Unless you are Martha Stewart, which I am not....My bad!!!!  MMMMmmmmmm, look at this yummy chocolate.....I can't wait to dive into that!!!!

I cut the Congrats image out of fondant using the Gypsy Wanderings Digital cartridge that is preloaded on the Gypsy.  It cut perfectly.  I have found the more intricate the design, the more it has a chance of tearing and this one cut nice and clean!!!

Alrighty then..............my first attempt at chocolate icing was a disaster. It turned out lumpy and thick and even though I added other ingredients to try and correct it, it did not help.  I finally caved in and didn't look back.  I just shaped it as best as I could and added the Congrats cutout and rolled some extra white fondant into balls along the perimeter.  Amazingly, I had the courage to take it to the party.  Would you believe people actually ate it and they even said it taste GREAT!!!!  What were they smoking???   All in all, it was another learning experience and I am soooooo proud of my niece for her huge accomplishment and will chalk this adventure up to another day in Cricut Cake Craziness!!!!