3/3/2006
God Save the Cake
- Insomniac
- It's My Life
- Klutz
- Family Ties
So… I stayed up half the night baking and decorating a birthday cake for my mom. I’m not 100% satisfied with it (the writing looks like ass, I can do better), but I think it’s okay.
And frankly, I can’t afford to invest any more time into a cake that somehow has to make it all the way to the end of the R6 without being destroyed. It’s already had a near death experience: I tripped while moving it the four feet from the counter to the fridge. Lost my slipper, but saved the cake.
Anyway, I hope the damn thing still looks decent when I wake up tomorrow, though I doubt there will be much difference between my bleary-eyed vision now and four hours from now.
10 Responses to “God Save the Cake”
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Stan Says:
March 3rd, 2006 at 7:39 amI’m sure the party will be a hoot.
ba dum bum.
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Kate Says:
March 3rd, 2006 at 8:25 amHa!! Good one.
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PLD Says:
March 3rd, 2006 at 12:21 pmwow, that’s impressive! Are all the different colors in the owl different layers??!!
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tinapopo Says:
March 3rd, 2006 at 12:43 pmWow, that’s awesome! Nice work!
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Kate Says:
March 3rd, 2006 at 12:47 pmThanks, PLD and tinapopo. :-)
Are all the different colors in the owl different layers??!!
Yeah, the owl is comprised of individual pieces of fondant. I drew and cut out a pattern on paper, and then used to cut out the sections of the owl.
This was my first time working with fondant (something I’ve been wanting to try for a while now), and it was actually a lot easier than I anticipated. I had much more difficulty with the icing, because I was rushing and didn’t have to time to make and chill it properly.
Of course, this is a very beginner level useage of fondant. You should see the stuff some people can do.
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Holz Says:
March 3rd, 2006 at 5:43 pmWhy does the owl appear to have dissentary?
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Kate Says:
March 6th, 2006 at 9:51 amGee thanks, Holz.
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daveT Says:
March 6th, 2006 at 10:49 amno wonder my cookies are taking so long. i’ll be afraid to eat them if they look like that… works of art. should be displayed in an art show/museum or something. BRAVO!
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Kate Says:
March 6th, 2006 at 10:57 amYeah, sorry Dave. I feel bad about that, but moms’ birthdays trump all other things (including sleep).
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Holz Says:
March 6th, 2006 at 12:28 pmGee thanks, Holz
Hee, didn’t want you to get too big of a head. But all kidding aside, it did look really cool.