Batman cake

Here is how Alex's Batman birthday cake turned out:

Alex's Batman Birthday Cake

As I said before, the cake pan was discontinued in the late 1980's, so I had to get one from Ebay.  I found the instructions on the Wilton website, which were fairly easy to follow.  I've made buttercream icing before, and it is quite easy using the Kitchenaid Stand Mixer.  Hardest part was mixing all the colors.  The one I had the most trouble with was black.  I used about 3/4 of the gel coloring, and it still wasn't black, so I resorted to using a pre-mixed black frosting I had on hand.  I just squirted it into a piping bag and it was all set.  The frosting went pretty well, but it did take quite a while.  All those little stars weren't all that bad.  It is a pretty neat way to cover a cake, and it uses much less icing than I thought it would.  The batman symbol on his chest was half tracing and half free-hand.  I was very nervous, and quite happy when it was done.

Alex loved it!  I was thrilled that it came out so well.  He had an awesome Birthday.  We drove to Las Cruces and took him to Chuck E. Cheese for pizza and some games.  Then we went to the Bouncy Place in the main part of the mall.  Let him run himself tired.  Then back to home for cake and presents.