I did the Haahoos in the end!
LOL!!
Customer came to collect it this morning and he was really pleased with it!
Right. Onto the radio cake now. I'm looking forward to this!
:o)
Saturday 31 May 2008
In The Night Garden Cake
No, the computer's not playing up. It really is twenty past one in the morning.
I've almost finished the ITNG cake which is being collected on Sunday morning. I have to get it finished ASAP, because I've got another cake to do tomorrow, which is being collected on Monday.
I really like how this ITNG cake is looking. I've done a stepping-stone path on the cake and Iggle Piggle is sitting on the path (on the official ITNG website, it says that Iggle Piggle is the only character to walk on this path). And around Upsy Daisy are little daisies (again, on the official ITNG website, it says that only Upsy Daisy is seen in the daisy patch). And Makka Pakka is... well, he's also there! :oD
I wish I had more time to 'play'. Around the side of the cake, I'd do a washing line, where the Tombliboos hang their trousers up and/or I'd do some little Pontipines and Wottingers. And I'd love to do the Haahoos, too!
But, alas, not this time.
Anyway, as it's half past one and I need to finish this cake first thing, when I get up (and how the heck I'm supposed to do that when hubby is working nights - which means Yours Truly will have to take ds1 to piano lessons at 10am and then after lunch, take both boys to their swimming lessons - is anyone's guess!) I'd better clear the kitchen then go to bed!!!!!
I've almost finished the ITNG cake which is being collected on Sunday morning. I have to get it finished ASAP, because I've got another cake to do tomorrow, which is being collected on Monday.
I really like how this ITNG cake is looking. I've done a stepping-stone path on the cake and Iggle Piggle is sitting on the path (on the official ITNG website, it says that Iggle Piggle is the only character to walk on this path). And around Upsy Daisy are little daisies (again, on the official ITNG website, it says that only Upsy Daisy is seen in the daisy patch). And Makka Pakka is... well, he's also there! :oD
I wish I had more time to 'play'. Around the side of the cake, I'd do a washing line, where the Tombliboos hang their trousers up and/or I'd do some little Pontipines and Wottingers. And I'd love to do the Haahoos, too!
But, alas, not this time.
Anyway, as it's half past one and I need to finish this cake first thing, when I get up (and how the heck I'm supposed to do that when hubby is working nights - which means Yours Truly will have to take ds1 to piano lessons at 10am and then after lunch, take both boys to their swimming lessons - is anyone's guess!) I'd better clear the kitchen then go to bed!!!!!
Tuesday 27 May 2008
Cookies!
I'm about two thirds of the way through doing the cookie order that I want to post off tomorrow morning.
The customer asked for 30 cookies, made up of bottles, prams, baby-grows and rocking horses, in assorted colours suitable for a boy - so no pink!
I've stuck to blue, white, yellow and green.
They're looking so pretty!
I tasted one yesterday - purely for quality control, you understand - and it was delicious! :o)
The customer asked for 30 cookies, made up of bottles, prams, baby-grows and rocking horses, in assorted colours suitable for a boy - so no pink!
I've stuck to blue, white, yellow and green.
They're looking so pretty!
I tasted one yesterday - purely for quality control, you understand - and it was delicious! :o)
Sunday 25 May 2008
Update
I haven't posted for a while.
I've either been really busy, or really exhausted!
I've got a busy time coming up.
Next week I've got 30 cookies to do. I'm looking forward to those, as I have a bit of freedom with the colours. I'm doing 8 baby bottles, 8 rocking horses, 8 baby grows and 8 prams (I know that's 32, but the customer rounded up the price and paid me a bit extra for the postage, so I don't mind doing a couple extra!) They've asked for assorted colours - but no pink - suitable for a boy. And they're being personalised, too.
Then I've got the following:
June 1st - In The Night Garden cake
June 2nd - 3D radio cake
June 4th - Lazy Town cake
June 4th - cake for my nephew (doing a cake that looks like a bowl of spaghetti)
June 14th - boobie cake
June 15th - 2 tier Bat Mitzvah cake
June 20th - musical 'burst' cake
June 28th - 4 tier wedding cake
Wow! when you look at it like that, that's a lot of cake!
The plan is that I make the models for the ITNG cake and the Lazy Town cake during this coming week. That will help. I should also do the burst for the Bat Mitzvah cake and the musical cake ahead of time. Again, all these little things done in advance help to cut down on my stress factor.
I've either been really busy, or really exhausted!
I've got a busy time coming up.
Next week I've got 30 cookies to do. I'm looking forward to those, as I have a bit of freedom with the colours. I'm doing 8 baby bottles, 8 rocking horses, 8 baby grows and 8 prams (I know that's 32, but the customer rounded up the price and paid me a bit extra for the postage, so I don't mind doing a couple extra!) They've asked for assorted colours - but no pink - suitable for a boy. And they're being personalised, too.
Then I've got the following:
June 1st - In The Night Garden cake
June 2nd - 3D radio cake
June 4th - Lazy Town cake
June 4th - cake for my nephew (doing a cake that looks like a bowl of spaghetti)
June 14th - boobie cake
June 15th - 2 tier Bat Mitzvah cake
June 20th - musical 'burst' cake
June 28th - 4 tier wedding cake
Wow! when you look at it like that, that's a lot of cake!
The plan is that I make the models for the ITNG cake and the Lazy Town cake during this coming week. That will help. I should also do the burst for the Bat Mitzvah cake and the musical cake ahead of time. Again, all these little things done in advance help to cut down on my stress factor.
Saturday 3 May 2008
Done and Done!
The gardening cake is done. I'm really, really pleased with it. The customer ordered a 7" square, but I actually made her an 8", because it was going to be too tight a squeeze to get everything on!
The handbag cake is also done. Phew! What a to-do. I baked the cake, then carved it and covered with marzipan. But I was desperately unhappy with the shape. So I quickly whipped up another one, baked it, let it cool (learnt a handy tip today... if you need to cool a cake quickly, once it's started to cool down, you can cut it into layers and then seperate them and allow them to cool seperately. It really does speed things up a lot!) and then I re-did the cake. It's not quite in the same proportions as the picture of the bag I was copying, but the cake is a representation, not a scale copy! It's turned out well. The customer sent me a text message this evening to say she'll be with me by 10am. Gulp! So not only am I going to bed at stupid o'clock (you should see the state of my kitchen! It's going to take at least half an hour to clear up!) but I've got to be up early, to ensure I've got time to photograph the cakes, too.
The handbag cake is also done. Phew! What a to-do. I baked the cake, then carved it and covered with marzipan. But I was desperately unhappy with the shape. So I quickly whipped up another one, baked it, let it cool (learnt a handy tip today... if you need to cool a cake quickly, once it's started to cool down, you can cut it into layers and then seperate them and allow them to cool seperately. It really does speed things up a lot!) and then I re-did the cake. It's not quite in the same proportions as the picture of the bag I was copying, but the cake is a representation, not a scale copy! It's turned out well. The customer sent me a text message this evening to say she'll be with me by 10am. Gulp! So not only am I going to bed at stupid o'clock (you should see the state of my kitchen! It's going to take at least half an hour to clear up!) but I've got to be up early, to ensure I've got time to photograph the cakes, too.
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