The Turntable

How many of you remember what a turntable looks like? Or even know what is call an LP or a 45? When April emailed me a picture of a turntable cake and asked if I could make one as a surprise for her husband’s birthday, I was up to the challenge. As usual, she wanted the now famous, Almond Cream Cheese Pound cake to make this special surprise.

Well, the cake was made and the birthday party was on. Last week I got a call from one of the family member who was at the birthday party telling me how lovely the cake was, only wish she could taste it. I ask why she could not taste it? She said Aubrey did not let anyone cut his cake. He took it home to have it shellac!

I am reminded of the Saturn TV ad regarding the new look of the Saturn. The two Saturn employees told the very surprised and baffled, prospective customer when he was not sure if he was really in a Saturn dealership, that ‘they get that all the time’. Yes, I hear it all the time too, especially when I do sculptured cakes: ”Jeannie the cake was so pretty, no one wants to cut the cake!”

Happy caking and walk good ‘till next time.

Jeannie

A Friend – Sugar Character

Last week I got one of Lorraine McKay’s “The Icing on the Cake – Tutorial” to make the female character and was so excited I could hardly wait to download the file. I had to print it three times because my inkjet printer kept on jamming. Spent most of the night doing it and the picture here is what it looks like.  I even made the coffee and toast, plus painted the cup and plate! The hardest part of doing the figure was getting the facial features just right.

I have looked at so many of Lorraine’s tutorial and is just amazed at how talented she is. Her sharing what she knows is such a blessing, because I believe that’s how she gets better at what she does. Aine2, I’m a big fan!

Well, I did not stop with this figure. I made the snowman and Christmas trees! Saturday I made a bunch of carrot cakes and one especially for a friend using another figure I made.  As you will notice, her mouth was not as ladylike as I would have like. The cake I made as a sofa and placed it on a tiled surface (fondant and used a brick impression mat.

My girlfriend loves to invite me over to have tea and crackers and cheese. Here I placed the toast I made, plus a pot of roses because she is an avid gardener. The cake is a carrot cake covered with Swiss Meringue buttercream and white chocolate fondant.

Crazy Cake Weekend

I believe my sugar numbers are off the chart today. Why? I was eating so much cake since Thursday, it’s frightening!

Thursday I baked Pink Champagne cupcakes, for Bible Study on Friday night. Friday night, well lets call it Saturday because it was 12:30 in the a.m., I baked two double batch of my all time best, Almond Cream Cheese Pound Cake for three cakes I would be decorating later. I have been making the pieces for one cake ahead of time. With all this baking, I was making tons of samples. Yup! Those mini cupcakes. The ones you just pop in your mouth and it disappears. Suddenly I noticed one tray was empty and I gasped! Who is eating all the cupcakes? I’m the only one in the kitchen?! There are about eight empty wrappers in the garbage can…hum hum…where did they go?

Walk good and happy caking. God bless yah!

Jeannie

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Where are the bees?!

My niece Katherine, yes the owner of the Easy Bake Oven, made it to the Regional of their Spelling Bee. So I made he a yellow cake with daisies and bumble bees covered with Swiss Meringue Butter Cream. She loved it! Taking a closer look at the bees, they look like they could do with some good sleep or tomato juice with bitters, in other words: sleep depraved or drunk!

On the day of the regional, I made her six cupcakes with butter cream and fondant flowers, but not bees. Of course the question was asked,
"Auntie Jeannie, where are the bees?!?" Oops! they flew away I wanted to say...pity my dear niece did not know I had to download the "Bee Movie" desktop background to get a very good look at what a bee should look like. Plus Auntie Jeannie's fingers were hurting. Anyway, I later hear how "delicious" the cupcakes were.

I'm so proud of her even though she got knocked out in the fourth round. Her prissy attitude was, "I did my best, but there is next year..." Oooohhhh! Maybe she could help me with my spelling.

Walk good...

Jeannie

Pre-Plant

This has nothing to do with baking or cake decorating, but it's a scripture I use to guide my daily living which I would like to share. Laurie, a friend at church, gave it to me in this fashion (I wish I could scan the piece of paper she wrote it on - beautiful!):

PRE-PLANT

P-ure : Are my motives pure?
R-ight : Is tis appropriate?
E-xcellent : Is it the best?
P-raiseworthy : Is God proud of this?
L-ovely : Does it reflect Jesus love?
A-dmirable : Is it worthy of respect?
N-oble : Is it of high moral character?
T-rue : Does it submit to truth?

Go ahead and today PRE-PLANT your life.

Walk good...

Jeannie

Martha Stewart's - Cookie of the Day

Chocolate Shells...

I had the most fun doing this cake! The cake was a chocolate and vanilla marble cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream filling and frosting, then covered with white chocolate fondant. The bottom cake is a dummy...the "swirls" suppose to be waves...got my drift? (smile). I got two of my friends, Lizca, and Christine, involved to see how they would like working with fondant. They made those swimsuits and palm trees. The shells I made with white chocolate and dusted with Super Pearl edible dust; for the sand I used white and brown sugar. The design I got from one of my ICES magazine, but used some of my own creative license.

I made extra 5-inch cakes which I shared with Lizca and Christine. Of course, one for the hubby, Henry (smile) plus one for me...if I must say so myself, the cake was delicious! It's a receipe I found on Martha Stewart's website, and it's a no-fail marble cake receipe. Check it out (when I can find the link...Oh boy!!!).

Walk good...Jeannie