Funky Birthday Cake

So, it's my mom's birthday tomorrow and I volunteered to make her a cake. I've taken a few classes through the community college in our area, but I am by no means an expert. In fact, I had to make the chocolate ganache filling twice because I beat it too long and it separated. Nevertheless, I'm quite happy with the end results. I got the recipe from the book, The Whimsical Bakehouse, one of my favorite cake books.First I started by melting white chocolate, and adding a few different colors. Then I piped them onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet to create round discs for the topping.
This is my second attempt at the chocolate ganache. It is coming along nicely, it didn't even separate the second time, and it tasted so good. Yummy.Here is the final product. The cake is a chocolate chip pound cake with chocolate ganache filling and a chocolate icing. I also decided to put colored sprinkles around the bottom.

I sure hope my mom like it. Even though she's trying to eat a bit healthier lately, I know she will have a slice of this beautiful cake. My little boy loved it. By the end of cleanup he was covered in head to toe of chocolate and had it spread all over the counter. A little guy after my own heart.