Believe it or Not, Cartmen is Raspberry Flavored

Happy Birthday Dom!

This cake is:

A Layer of Dark Chocolate Cake, one thin layer of Milk Chocolate, one layer of Mango Butter Cream Frosting, and then one more thin layer of Milk Chocolate. Repeat four times.

Then add a bright, vibrant color of Mango Butter Cream Frosting.

Top With Chocolate Details.

Z is Zeta

Challenge

This year I was challenged to make Mount Rushmore cake. The back is composed of white cake, the front is a rice crispy façade covered in fondant. This was definitely a challenge. Beau and Julia made their won mini cakes with me.

The Abominable Snowman

I love thinking of things that I would use on this cake to make it look realistic. I made it for a friend who means the world to me. I will make any cake that she asks for.

Unusual Obsession with Cakes?

This blog is partly a reflection of me, and cakes seem to be a common occurrence in it. Why this unusual obsession with cakes? One may ask.

I am a selfish giver, or in other words I find a great amount of joy by giving people things. I love to give them things that I have put thought into. I love even more to give people things that I have used my talents to make. Be it a homemade purse or hand beaded necklace I find such enjoyment in watching people’s faces when they open my gifts.

I guess that cakes are an extension of this need to give selfishly. I love to see the look on peoples’ face when they see the interesting, tasty, or bazaar (in some cases) cake that I have made from them. The expression of astonishment and happiness gets me every time.

Cakes are a way for me to show people that they are important, and that they matter (how very ideological of me). Behind every picture of a cake that I post on this blog is a person that I care about, as a relationship full of stories.

Eat Up!

Wisdom from the Woods

This January I found the musical Into the Woods, and immediately fell in love with it. There are little phrases of wisdom throughout the play. I thought that I would share some of it:

"Some times the things that you wish for are not to be touched"- Page 40 Lapine

By the ripe old age of twenty-four, I have learned that the things that I most wish for are not really what I always need. By never touching them, I have avoided disaster.

"The mouth of a wolf's not the end of the world" -Page 41 Lapine

I have learned that experiencing the things that you fear the most, is not the end of the world. People amaze me because of their resilience. This sounds really cheesy but, I believe that most of life's important lessons are learned in the wolf's mouth (such as the significance of dental hygiene).

"So then which do you pick where you are safe, out of sight, and yourself, but where everything is wrong? Or where everything is right and you know you will never belong?" - Page 63 Lapine

We make choices every day. Some are more difficult then others. That's the beauty of life.

References:
Lapine, S.S. (1987). In to the Woods. New York: Theater Communications Group.