When Things Don't Go Topsy Turvy, But Should

It began with me seeing a picture of a madhatter cake (also called a topsy turvy cake), and finding directions online. I have been experimenting with fondant covered cakes lately, since they're so trendy right now, and decided to try a single tier mad hatter cake for a baby shower. Fortunately, I started early enough that if it didn't work, I would have plenty of time to make another more standard cake. Well, it began fine, but by the time I put the first layer of fondant over the whole thing, it just kind of looked like a really tall warped cake covered with a large piece of cheese. Not exactly what I was picturing for Kate's shower. So I froze the cake thinking that I'd use it for Jason's birthday, and made the second cake for the shower. Then I had a bright idea. I would look online to see if I could find directions for making a cowboy hat shaped cake. Believe it or not, I found directions. I had to modify them because my hat was huge, but it helped me as a guideline. Even though it took a while, I still can't believe how smoothly this went compared to the other cake. This is a lesson in not overestimating my abilities in the world of cakes. But, on the other hand, God really blessed me with making something cuter than I thought I was capable of. There must be a profound life lesson in there somewhere. I'm too tired to think about it right now. I'm still recuperating from that party! And here's the finished product. I wish I had a picture of it while it still looked like a tall, warped cake covered in cheese.