Seth's Birthday Cake

Here's the cake from the other night! It's based on the video games he has made for Xbox and computer.

WARNING! The logo he uses is a blood splatter, so the weak of heart should proceed with caution! ;)





The cake is a little lumpy because it fell apart on its way out of the pan! Also, it's definitely NOT the best piping I've ever done in my life, but once you pipe onto fondant (esp. WHITE fondant), there's no going back! Had I any extra time, I would have practiced a bit. BUT, he loved it, so I'm happy :)

Fondant

I made a cake last night, but I can't post it yet. It's for a friend's birthday and I don't want him to accidentally see it!

I did, however, want to post that I figured out how to make the buttercream fondant (same stuff I used for the corset cake) not appear greasy on the cake: after you roll it out and smooth it out on the cake, just take some powdered sugar and brush it over the surface with your fingers. Voila!! No shine :) And it doesn't mess up the color as far as I can tell. Cool beans, eh?

Still, even though I figured out how to get rid of the shine, I don't like this recipe as much as I like the one I used for the bachelorette party cake (the one with zebra stripes and such) because it was harder to work with. Though it was easier to knead, it cracks easily and just falls apart if you're not careful.

Anyhoo, I will post pics soon. It's not my best by far, but it turned out ok :)

Bachelorette Party Cake!

Here's the latest cake creation! I made it for my friend Nicole's bachelorette party (the same person for whom I made the corset cake). Check it out!





Sorry about the picture quality. I took the pictures with my phone at the restaurant. I'm actually blogging this from my phone too. Isn't that crazy?? Anyhoo, this time I used a different fondant recipe, and it was AMAZING! Not shiny or greasy at all, and it was incredibly smooth. I still don't get why people think fondant tastes bad, because every fondant I've used or eaten tastes great. It's just condensed, doughy frosting! Yum :) Here's the recipe! Enjoy!

Latest 2 Projects

I crocheted a couple of Christmas presents in 2010. I did a couple of coffee cozies for my mother-in-law and a Cthulhu hat for my hubby! Both Patterns came from Ravelry. Here are some pics!











Now I'm working on knitting a scarf! I've never knitted anything before, so this should be an adventure! I'll post pics when it's done :) Wish me luck!!

No More Cake Blog

I decided I didn't want to manage 3 blogs and post/re-post everything all the time. So looks like Jardin is going to be the main cake blog from now on :)

Speaking of cakes, here's the latest one!



I made it for a friend's bridal shower. I found instructions online HERE and it was a lot of fun to do!! It was also my first experience with fondant, which was actually quite fun! I've heard a lot of negativity toward fondant because it's hard to work with or it tastes bad, but this fondant was neither! It's called Buttercream Fondant, and HERE's the recipe! :) The only complaint I have is that it came out shiny. Does all fondant do that? How do I fix that? If anyone knows, gimme a holla. If I find out first, I'll post :) Tootles!

New Blog #2!!

I have a new blog just for fiber-related things (knitting, crocheting, spinning, dyeing, etc.)!! Here's the link:

http://hookedonllamas.blogspot.com/

I'm super excited about starting up crocheting again and learning how to knit!! :) I do still have cake-related things to do too! My brother-in-law found me this awesome cake pan at a giant flea market, where I also found my mother's soon-to-be Christmas present (I can't say what it is yet! She reads this thing!) and a super cool map of Canada from the 1720's (though I'm sure it's a reprint and not 300 years old) that's completely in French! C'est merveilleux!! I should probably upload some pics. Maybe later! ;) Restez à l'écoute!!

End-of-the-Summer Slump

Well things have been pretty slow and groggy at my place as of late. I made all the cookies and cupcakes for some of the final projects, but before I could decorate them, we went on vacation. We got back and I just wasn't in the groove; that was a week ago. Needless to say, I think I need to make new cookies :\