Well, I know one little boy who does, and his brother too! He loves super mario and sonic the hedgehog. Since his brothers cake was Luigi from just a couple months back, he decided on a sonic cake, and he was amazed =) And it was yummy too! I got the privilege of getting some cake this time since we were invited to the party =)
I had this sheet cake to make for this little girl for her 9th birthday and I was so excited about this one, just because of how much fun I knew it would be! This cake gave me the freedom to put anything I wanted where ever I wanted! It was awesome... And the best part was, her mother was absolutely THRILLED with the cake and said she'd give me a call for her other daughters birthday! Of course, my little ones were sad they couldn't have any of it, but a batch of cupcakes cured that almost instantly!
I'm not sure about that in real life, but I can tell you for my daughter's 4th birthday, this mermaid was very much alive in her open wavy blue ocean!
Usually, every major holiday, the kids and I make cut out sugar cookies and then spend the day decorating them. The cookies we made this year for Easter, was particularly fun, since I let the kids use my icing bags and tips for the first time. They absolutely loved it and had a blast! Apparently, it was way better than just icing them with a butter knife and putting sprinkles on them, LOL!
Here are a few that I made this year:
So my youngest son turned 7 today!! My goodness has the time flown by! For this special birthday he decided he wanted an "army cake". Anything to do with the army, just like his uncle Eric... So, since it was 8 o'clock at night, and had a bare cake to still decorate, and short on time for the little ones to consume it before bed, I came up with a hat, LOL.
I was looking over a blog that I frequently visit, and I stumbled upon a really cute and adorable recipe! I was eager to try it, so I did last night. Much to my amusement, they actually turned out and I did it right! Here is the recipe that I used:
3 c. mini marshmallows
3 TBSP unsalted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
4 c. dry chow mein noodles
small candies, jelly beans, m & m's, etc.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Over low heat, melt the marshmallows and butter in a large saucepan.
Once melted, stir in the vanilla, then the chow mein noodles.
Coat your hands liberally with shortening, (butter doesn't work as well) and have some nearby for re-coating.
Take a small clump of the mixture and make a ball. Then using your thumbs, press down in the middle, to shape it into a "nest". After using up the entire mixture, let the nests completely cool to romm temperature. After they have set, add your eggs, m &m's, or other candy of your choice. And viola! Here is the result:
This year for St. Patrick's day, I decided to make the kiddos some cupcakes. And boy, were they happy! They scarfed them down faster than it took me to whip up the batter! I managed to salvage a few to at least get this picture!!
So I had a cake order this past weekend for a birthday cake, for a little boy turning 8 years old. His favorite thing is Mario and Luigi! He liked Luigi more than Mario, so that's the cake he got! It didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would, although at a whopping 6 hours, it was finished! This is one of the more "fun"cakes I have done, and I really enjoyed making this one! It was a blast!
I stacked together an 8" chocolate square atop of a 10" chocolate square. Of course, mostly iced in butter cream, but I decided to use a little fondant with this one, just so I could have an excuse to play around with it again =) Surprisingly, to me, it turned out great! I was slightly disappointed in Luigi, as he was a little bigger than I planned him to be, as pictured below. But, I guess for my first time making such a figure like this, I did an awesome job, LOL!
Last night I had an "itch" to bake something. Had no idea what, just wanted to bake something! With it being almost bedtime, I decided to hold off til morning. When I woke up this morning, I looked in the pantry to see what looked yummy. And there, on the third shelf, I saw it. A nice big red box of brownies =) So, off to work I went. I wanted to get a little creative, instead of making your typical "boring brownie". So, I let them cool completely, as tempting as it was to eat a freshly baked hot brownie. I decided to whip up some cocoa icing and pull out my bags and icing tips. From there, it's history, LOL... Here's how they turned out, and I'm glad I took the extra 5 minutes to do it, becuase they look so much better than a regular brownie!
So today ws Trent's birthday, (my finace), at a ripe old age of 34! Wow! Where does the time go??? Anyway, his absolute favorite team is the Virginia Tech Hokies, so that's what he got! I made him a hokies cake last year, which by the way was a complete shame. I'm almost embarassed to post it. It was the first cake I attempted with limited time, and limited knowledge.
Yesterday was a day of thought. Things I could make, things I wanted to make, things I needed to learn to make. I looked up some dessert recipes on line, and found one that looked so yummy! But then, in my head I though, "What if I changed this to this"... So, My darling went off to the store to get me the ingredients. By the time he got back, I had informed him that I found a different recipe I wanted to try instead. Poor guy. But the trip wasn't a total waste. I 'll be baking the other secret recipe today =)
So last night, I got to work in this recipe I found. I wanted to make my family something homemade for breakfast, instead of their usual eggs and toast, or pop tart. So apple strudel time it was! It took me forever to get it done, mostly because I had to keep taking breaks, and because the directions were very unclear. I really should have read the complete recipe before I started. I was very aggravated by the time I was finished!
I've decided to post the recipe to show you what I mean:
| APPLE STRUDEL | |
1 1/2 c. flour 3 tbsp. melted butter 1/4 tsp. salt 1 beaten egg 1/3 c. lukewarm water Sift flour into a bowl, add the egg, butter, salt and enough warm water to make a soft dough. (Now does this mean the entire 1/3 c. of water, or literally just enough water?) Mix it quickly with a knife. (Why with a knife???) Place on floured board and knead. Work on dough at least 20 minutes and don't be afraid to be tough. (20 minutes? Really? I did it for 5, lol). Place dough in bowl, moisten with oil, and cover in a warm place to rest for 1 hour. (Why does it need to rest? It doesn't contain yeast? Unless it's tired from being kneeded, LOL) STRUDEL FILLING: 8 tart apples 1 1/4 lb. butter 1 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 c. bread crumbs, optional Peel, core, and slice apples. Pour melted butter over them in a large bowl and mix. Add sugar, cinnamon and bread crumbs. (I didn't use bread crumbs) Roll out dough with a rolling pin on a cloth covered table sprinkled with flour until dough is 1/4 inch thick. (I also didn't use cloth). Spread about 4 tbsp. (Is this out of the 1 1/4 lb?) melted butter and stretch dough by hand until paper thin. (This was very difficult to do, because it didn't really stretch). Cut off any thick edges. Spread filling over 3/4 of the dough and spread the rest of the dough with 4 tbsp. of melted butter. (again, more butter?) Roll up like jelly roll. Place strudel in a well buttered long pan, (MORE BUTTER??) add air holes with fork or knife, and bake in 375 degrees oven until golden brown. (Ummmmm, for how long????) Frozen puff pastry dough works, also. | |
So, yesterday, I found an old friend on facebook, and I was so excited! We used to be really good friends a few years back, and she was with me every step of the way when I was pregnant with Morgan. And when I mean every step of the way, I don't mean, by support or taking me to appointments. I mean by things like, giving me a special nickname to disguise my pregnancy for 5 months at work, which was Ragu, LOL. She also stuffed her face every time I did, in turn gaining like 20 pounds... Who does that?? LOL!
Somehow, because of stressful times, we went our seperate ways, and lost touch completely. So, finding her yesterday was great! We messaged back and forth for a few hours, and before I knew it, she was going to come over today so we could catch up! Her favorite thing EVER is Hello Kitty, so what better surprise to give her than one of my cakes??
So, when she came over today, of course I didn't have it done, but I didn't care! I just made the cake with her there =) She absolutely LOVED it, and said it was "sexy", LOL! She's too much sometimes, and too funny...
So, here's how it turned out:
So today was a very lazy day as far as tonight's 'after dinner' dessert. The cake was just about expired, so that was out of the question. So, I went with the easiest thing I could find. I got some Keebler Graham Ready Crust out of the pantry along with some chocolate pudding snack packs. Unwrap the crusts, open the pudding, scoop the pudding into the crusts, and viola. Easy as "pie", LOL! Prep time: 45 seconds! I'm sure I could have made them a tad fancier, but they were only for the kiddos to eat before bed, so there ya go =)
I've had a box of Wilton's Ready-To-Use fondant for quite some time now, and I've been avoiding trying it.I've never worked with fondant in my life. It looked so hard and complicated to do, especially all the detailed work! But, today I decided it's a new year, and time to up my abilities a notch. So, I started off with making a 10"x10" strawberry supreme cake. After letting it cool for hours, I opened the box. I think I was surprised with the texture, and feel of it? I cut about 1/4 of the block, and started rollin git out. It was a little difficult to roll, with all the flipping back and forth, but I was shocked at how easy it was to smooth away the rough spots or wrinkles after each time I flipped it over. I got out my brand new fondant tools, and started fooling around with it. I cut our some flowers with it, and I suppose they looked alright. I then cut another 1/4 off the block and got out some of my food coloring gel. I put my gloves on, and dabbed my finger in some pink gel, and started kneeding the fondant. I cut out some more of the same flowers as I did with the white fondant, and here's how they looked:
So, a few weeks ago, Trent and I went to Peterbrook Chocolatier. It is really the best place ever! I love their goodies, but boy, are they expensive! He bought me two chocolate covered strawberries, and when we got in the car, he gave me one. I told him I was a little hesitant in trying it, because I had never had one before. Yes, you heard correctly. Never had a chocolate covered strawberry before. Ever. Anyway, for those of you who really know me, you know that I have serious issues mixing foods and flavors together. But, I decided to give it a try. And holy cow, was I instantly hooked! The downfall, was one little chocolate covered strawberry was $2.50! Wow!!
So, a few days later, I decided to go to the store and get some berries. I strolled down the baking isle, and found this:
Hi! My name is Lisa (duh), and I am a 29 year old mom of three wonderful gifts from God ;) I have loved cakes, candy, chocolates and sweets since I was a little girl. I have taken up a serious interest in baking cakes for the last year. I always did little rinky dink cakes here and there, but nothing I even spent a lot of time on to make them "pop". Til February of 2010. I tried my hand at my very first cake, which happened to be for My best friend's son's 5th birthday party. I was so nervous, because it was a big party, and I didn't know exactly how it would turn out. Here's what happened:
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