soccer cake :: cake decoration

last week, i asked "the monster" if he would like me to make a pie or a cake.  he said "cake!" (of course).  we thought about how to decorate the cake and since soccer is the big thing in our household right now, we settled on a soccer ball cake. 

well...  for my standards, it turned out to be a pretty lousy cake.  but, "the monster" loved it and that's all that matters.  i didn't have any shortening, so i substituted with butter.  i didn't have any cocoa powder, so i substituted with instant hot chocolate.  i didn't have any all-purpose flour, so i substituted with whole wheat flour.  it came out pretty dense...  not the light & fluffy cake one would want. 

and the decorating.  apparently, i am terrible at drawing pentagons.  but, because it kinda resembled a soccer ball, "the monster" was thrilled. 

this just proves, you don't have to actually be perfect to appear perfect in your child's eyes (at least until they are teenagers).