Friday, June 21, 2013

Easter Deviled Egg Chicks - March 2013

Okay, so these are not cake, but I thought these little deviled egg chicks were cute, so I decided to share them.  :)

Easter Deviled Egg Chicks - Close-Up of Chick 1

Easter Deviled Egg Chicks 1

Easter Deviled Egg Chicks 2

Easter Deviled Egg Chicks - Close-Up of Chick 2
 
Easter Deviled Egg Chicks - Close-Up of Chick 3

Easter Deviled Egg Chicks 3

Easter Deviled Egg Chicks - Close-Up of Chick 5Easter Deviled Egg Chicks - Close-Up of Chick 4

Easter Deviled Egg Chicks - Close-Up of Chick 6

Easter Deviled Egg Chicks 4

While not looking specifically for them, I first came across these on Pinterest.  The links I clicked and ended up making them from brought me to a site called Alison Artisan (tutorial with pictures here) and a site called A Thrifty Mom (tutorial with pictures here).  I honestly don't remember which I saw first, but I pulled ideas and tips from both.
 
I thought these were so cute, and once I saw them (a couple months before Easter) I couldn't wait for Easter to come so I could make them.  I didn't follow the actual recipe for the deviled egg mixture on either site, I  just used my usual deviled egg recipe.  The eyes are pieces of black olive and the beaks are carrot pieces.  I followed the instructions in the links above for making them into little chicks.
 
I thought these turned out cute, and they were a big hit when we got together with my family for Easter.  They were almost too cute to eat.  :)
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - February 2013

My mom and I made this Winnie the Pooh marching band cake for my nephew, Gavin, for his 2nd birthday.  My mom baked and iced the cake, and I did the decorations.  Gavin really likes Winnie the Pooh, and one of his favorite Winnie the Pooh books is a little marching band board book.  So, my sister, Valerie, asked if I could do the characters from that book.  [Rabbit is not in the book, but Valerie said he is one of Gavin's favorites, so I added him in to the parade.  :) ]
 
Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake 1
 
Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - Banner, Bees, and Honey Pot

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - Close-Up of Bees, Honey Pot, and Tree Stump

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake 2

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - Close-Up of Christopher Robin & Eeyore

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - Close-Up of Christopher Robin

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - Close-Up of Eeyore

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - Close-Up of Rabbit

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - Close-Up of Tigger

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - Close-Up of Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake - Close-Up of Piglet

Winnie the Pooh Marching Band Cake 3
More details to come... :)

[Right now I'm just trying to get everything on the blog, then I'll go back and fill in details; you can read a little longer explanation here if you want. BUT if you have any questions in the meantime, in general or about this cake, please feel free to email me by clicking on the 'Contact Me' tab at the top of the page and using the email address found there, and I will try to get back with you as soon as possible. Or you can always ask questions or leave a comment about this cake by clicking the comments link at the end of this post. :)]
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Stories to Devour - January 2013

My mom and I made this cake with pages from classic books on it for my sister, Casandra, for her birthday.  My mom baked and iced the cake, and then I decorated it with the fondant pages I had made.  I chose excerpts from books that I knew my sister liked and ones that I thought she probably had read and liked.

[If you'd like to quiz yourself on what books the excerpts are from
then take a look at the last two pictures in this post.  :) ]

Classic Book Pages Cake 1

Classic Book Pages Cake - Close-Up View of Pages 1

Classic Book Pages Cake - Overhead View

Classic Book Pages Cake - View of Pages Before on Cake 1
So, for decorating this cake I started by choosing the books that I was going to use and then finding the excerpt that I wanted from the book.  When choosing your excerpts keep in mind the amount of room that you will have to write.  I ended up having to shorten or choose a different section of a few excerpts because of space.

Classic Book Pages Cake 2

Classic Book Pages Cake - Close-Up View of Pages 2
I rolled out some white fondant fairly thin.  From the computer I had printed a rectangle the size I wanted the pages to be.  I cut the rectangle out, put it on the fondant, and cut around the shape to make my rectangle of fondant.  I repeated this for as many pages as I needed.

Classic Book Pages Cake - Close-Up View of Pages 3

Classic Book Pages Cake 3
After cutting the rectangles out of the fondant, I let them set for a bit.  This lets the surface be a little harder and smoother which makes them easier to write on.  If you try to write on them right away, I find that the marker wants to sink and drag in the fondant.  If you are planning on curling the corners of any of your pages, then don't let them dry too much or they will crack when you go to curl them (I curled mine after I wrote on them because they were easier to write on when they were flat).

Classic Book Pages Cake - Close-Up View of Pages 4

Classic Book Pages Cake 4
I used a black food coloring marker to write on the fondant pages.  I had a Wilton fine tip marker, so that is what I used on these.  Before I wrote on my fondant I tested out writing one of the excerpts on my paper rectangle that I had printed out with an ink pen (take into consideration that your marker will write thicker).  This just gave me an idea of size and spacing.  Once I had my first one written on the fondant (that happened to take up a full page) I could use that to judge the others that I had to write.

Classic Book Pages Cake - Close-Up View of Pages 5

Classic Book Pages Cake - Close-Up View of Pages 6
After I wrote on the fondant pages and curled the corners of some of them I set them aside to finish drying.  Some of them that I had curled I had to put something under the curled part while it dried to keep it from falling back down.  Then on the day of the party I just placed them on the cake that my mom had ready.

Classic Book Pages Cake - Close-Up View of Pages 7

Classic Book Pages Cake 5

Everyone kind of did a double take realizing that they were handwritten.  :)  Casandra really liked the cake and from what I remember she knew all of the books the excerpts were from except for one.  She hadn't read it yet but wanted to.  :)  I was very happy with the way it turned out.


Okay, here's the quiz.  :)
Look at the pictures and see how many book titles you know from the excerpts below (bonus if you know the authors).  :) Have fun!  :)
 
[To see any picture larger you can just click on it.  :) ]
 
Classic Book Pages Cake - Quiz part 1

Classic Book Pages Cake - Quiz part 2

Look in the comments below for the answers.

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