For my nephew's 12th birthday, he requested a "Terraria" cake.  If, like me, you are over the age of 15, you may ask "what the heck is Terraria?"  Well, it's a video game and luckily for me, I got to experience it first hand.  Many hours of Terraria were being played in my home while I was busy in the kitchen, so even though I didn't play much of it myself, I was familiar with the look of the game and some of the characters.

The giant eyeball below is made from crisp rice treats, covered in white chocolate and then decorated with royal icing.

I apologize for the poor quality photo.  I was trying to snap one while ten 12 year old boys all crowded around me to see the cake.  I have to say, I was very impressed with one young man who could not believe that I had made the cake, and complimented me heavily for it.  You don't see that kind of respect with many kids these days.  Good on his parents!

My oldest niece turned 14 this year (where did the time go?) and instead of a traditional party, she decided she wanted to take her friends out to see the new Star Wars movie.  She left the cake design up to me, and since I had already seen the film, I decided to make my favourite new character - BB-8.  Such a fun cake to make!!