Aliens, Planets and Craters...Oh My!

This is my son's 5th birthday cake. He wanted an alien/outer space/rocket themed party, so this is what I came up with.  The cake had to travel with us 45 minutes away, so I didn't want it to be too complicated and have more of a chance for decorations to fall off.  The best part was the inside of the cake.  I wanted to do something really fun and unexpected, so I made the inside rainbow and it was a hit.

Cake is covered in fondant with fondant alien and letters. Border is buttercream.

Aaarrrggghhh Matey!

Fourth birthday cake for a sweet friend's little boy.  They were doing a pirate theme and while looking for cake ideas, I found a similar cake online and decided to replicate it. Chocolate cake with caramel filling, covered in fondant.  The hook topper, coins, mini treasure chest and parrot are all gumpaste. I also made 3 dozen cupcakes of "Pirate's Blood"(or red velvet for us regular folks) with cream cheese icing.  The pirate cupcake toppers are gummy candy.