On Sunday morning my best friend's baby passed away. She was 5 1/2 and was a beautiful little girl. I loved her very much. She was sick her whole life. She had her first surgery when she was 4 days old. She had several organ transplants and finally on Sunday her pain was over.
I can not be sad for Samantha (even though i miss her already), i know she is in Paradise. My heart is breaking for her mom and dad. Her mom asked me to make a cake for Saturday. What would be appropriate? Her flowers will be pink and white. I thought she might like a pretty pink and white castle. would that be wrong? should i go with something like a cross cake?
Thanks for any input everybody.
I am so sorry about your loss. I think teh castle would be a nice tribute to her.
Prayers for you and the family.
My heart just breaks when I hear a story like that. As a new mom I can't imagine the pain those parents must be going through.
I like the idea of a castle cake with some pinnk and white flowers, I think it would be beautiful and show the feelings of being in a better place (paradise).
Good luck and please post pics of what you end up doing.
I just want to say how sorry I am for your loss.It is always hard, but to me it seems to be extra hard when it is a little one.
I do not know what kind of cake would be appropriate, I would think what ever you made would be special, just because you loved her.
Again, I am truly sorry.
It makes me sad reading about this. I am sorry for your loss and and my prayers go out to her family.
You have me in tears. My heart aches for you and for your friends. If the first cake you thought of was a beautiful little castle, then do it. There are absolutely fairy princesses in Heaven. It does not have to be a cross-you are celebrating the fact that Samantha is no longer in pain.
The pain has ended for the child and just gotten much worse for the loved ones. My prayers are with you all. As for the cake, you know and love these parents so do what you know to be best in your heart. She asked you to make the cake because she knows how much you care and that is such a blessing.
=( I'm so sorry for your loss. I also have a baby and he is just a month and a half older than Samantha. I would be so devastated if he was taken from me. Babies are so precious. Thankfully, her parents were able to enjoy even those short few months that they had with her.
I think a plain cake with simple, baby girlish decorations (like flowers, butterflies) would be appropriate. Too much girl stuff and I think it would just remind them of the things they'll miss doing with her.
I, as the others, am so sorry. My heart aches for all of you.
Me, personally, wouldn't go with a cross. It's a given.
When I read about the castle, I smiled....a castle with a princess in Heaven. But I do like the idea of putting the pink and white flowers somewhere, maybe decorating the bottom of the castle or a trail of flowers from the bottom of the castle on up. Prayers to your friend.
I think doing the castle cake would be lovely. If there was some way to make it look like it is sitting above the clouds would be really nice.
Or you could do a simple heart cake with roses.
It is so sad to lose a child. Please let your friend know she is in my thoughts and prayers.
Joanne
The book cake with a poem sounds like a good idea!
Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers. You are always so supportive. I also don't know what i would do if i lost one of my own kids. With Sammy though, it was almost like she was living on borrowed time... since she was sick for her whole life, it was a constant reminder that we weren't going to get to keep her.. God did bless us by letting us have her for that long. Maybe it will inspire us to live better so we can see her again.
I think i like the castle with flowers on the clouds... i wonder if i could pull it off.
I am so sorry for your loss. I almost cried just reading about it, and I cannot even begin to imagine the pain that you are all going thru. You are all in my prayers.
I think a castle cake would be great, especially if that ws your first idea. I could see a white castle, maybe a dove sitting on top, some pink and white flowers climbing up it. You could put some batting around the bottom so it looked like it was on a cloud.
I am so sorry about your loss. A castle cake sounds wonderful!
Also, another idea: A white book cake garnished with pink and white flowers and with her name & "In Loving Memory" written (or printed) with pink icing on one side and an angel (or a castle) on the other side.
I think it is such a nice gesture that you are doing the cake in her memory and for your best friend. God bless you, your best friend, and her family!
I finally spoke to Sammy's mom, and i guess they are having somewhat of a princess funeral. Sammy will be wearing one of her princess dresses. She said a castle would be awesome.
can i put a cake down on batting? what if i just made the border around the bottom look like clouds? and the accents around the towers and around the top? maybe a blue sky and cloud wrapping paper? does such a thing exist?
I'm not sure if you could put the cake on the batting, but could probably put it around. Piped clouds would also work and look very nice. It sounds like your friends little girl really was a little princess for her short time one earth, and really touched many people.
I want to send my condolences to everyone- I can't even imagine losing a child. My husband and I are in adopting a little girl from China and I don't even know who she is but I already love her , just can't imagine not having her. As others have said do what your heart tells you to do, also butterlies are a symbol. I love the song BUTTERFLY KISSES from bob carlisle. As I played that at my dads funeral.
I am so sorry and I pray for comfort & peace for you and her family.
I think the castle cake would be a great idea and I really like the idea of the castle sitting in clouds. I would pipe the clouds around the base of castle and keep the castle white with the softest of pink flowers in order to avoid the "Barbie" look.
Again, I am so sorry,
bj
Lillypie,
First and foremost, my prayers are with you and your friends and their entire family! I was thinking about your idea with the batting...can you elevate your cake board just a little and put batting around it..make it look like the cake itself is floating on clouds? Maybe use very small tiers or even place on tiny votives then place alot of batting around it? Just a thought...
I would think that even though this will be very difficult (emotionally) to do, it will hopefully be healing for you.
God Bless you and the other family!
Oh wow, Lily, that is awful. so sorry 
Very reassuring she is no longer suffering though. I hate seeing little kids in pain.
Kind of weird that I read this post after I got home from spending the afternoon at the park/harbour with my 3 year old niece. I have 10 nieces and nephews and they're all so precious to me. I think I would be ill for months if anything ever happened to them.
How blessed the family is to have a friend like you! Not just for making the cake but being a close friend. My heart is physically aching for your friends and their loss.
After spending a sunny afternoon with my niece, and reading this thread- I had visions of a little girl running through a field full of wildflowers- I guess that would be a sheet cake covered to look like a meadow.
But the castle on the clouds (I saw iced clouds posted, was thinking cotton but that would be messy probably lol)
To reiterate: Whatever you do will be from the heart and appreciated.
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