Purse Cake

Well I did it!

I do like the way it came out,

Don't you?

Even though I do think it came out really well and cute,

I would do a few things differently.

Only to make it easier on myself.

For the cake, I did bake the 2 loaf pans.

Froze them.

Shaped them

and

Finally iced it.

This I would do exactly the same

as I do like the shape of this purse.

I then made panels to cover each side.

I probably would do this the same as I do like the look.

How I would make my life easier though is BEFORE I ice the cake,

I would make templates to make it easier to make the panels.

Now onto my lovely handle.

You remember me talking about that yesterday.

Don't you?

Next time, before making them I would know exactly where I wanted them on my cake.

I broke one of my two handles that I made.

I need to make another spare today on the off chance it breaks on the way to the party.

Life is short

Eat Dessert first!

Purse Handles

I'm making a purse cake for this weeekend.

Actually, I'm making a much bigger cake than that,

but the plan also includes a purse cake.

I'm very excited and nervous about it.

I've googled "How to make a purse cakes"

I only got 11,400,000 matches:)

Obviously, I didn't check them all out,

but it felt like it!

Origonly, I thought that I would make Two eight inch round pans.

Cut the bottom off,

glue the sides together with buttercream

and stand up.

As much as I liked this idea,

what I went with is baking two loaf pans.

I will stack them, shape them, and I think they will be much more sturdy.

Now, earlier in the week I started my preperation.

I made 2 purse handles out of fondant.

They looked good, 

but this was a big mistake to make them out of fondant.

As they did not harden enough and broke.

Ooops.

Luckily,  I made them with a little time to spare.

What I did is made another set

(the Heir and the spare)

I made them out of fondant again,

but this time I added Tylose  Powder to it.

Then I put them on a cookie tray to dry.

Put the tray in the oven with the light on.

DO NOT TURN THE OVEN ON!.

They dried so nicely and I can't wait t carve the cake today.

Life is short

Eat Dessert First!

A rose by any other name is still a rose!

At least I think....

I did something tonight that I ave wanted to do for a LONG, LONG, LONG time.

Why haven't I done it before?

Well, I'm not really sure

except to say maybe because if you don't tr,

you can't fail.

But tonight, I bit the bullet and did it.

I made my first fondant rose.

I watched several Utube videos.

This one really inspired me

http://youtu.be/CBWYlklg6AU

Anyway,

I'm happy with how mine came out

The beginning.

 How a petal starts out

Add several layers of petals 

and

Viola!

A Rose!!

What do you think?

Life is short

Eat Dessert First

Is is Spring or is it Fall because I smell Pumpkin!

Yes, it is spring.

No, it does not feel like it at all.

Today,  wore sandals just because I felt it the right thing to do.

That being said, my feet were freezing because it feels like fall.

Therefore, I have decided to embrace fall with

Pumpkin Bread!

Nothing smells like fall like the smell of pumpkin muffins baking in the oven.

Yum, Yum, Yum!!

I will say that I did not come up with this recipe and I'm not really sure where it came from.

Sorry that I can not give credit where credit is due.

I will say that they are super yummy and worth the effort!

So even if it is supposedly Spring,

We can at least enjoy the bounty of a good harvest!

Life is short,

Eat Dessert First!

Scrapbooking that you Eat!

I am no Cake Boss nor am I Ace of Cakes.

What I am is a self taught baker with a passion to create.  

I have always been creative and looked for Creative outlets.   

For years that outlet was my scrapbooking which I still love, but then I realized that I could use these same creative genes in my kitchen.   

I often refer to my cakes as

"Scrapbooking that you Eat"

I will admit that my baking has taken on a life of it's own.  

I started simple.   

Baking simple cakes for my family.

Before my first son was born, I even took an introduction cake decorating class.   

I really didn't use it much and really only took it because my sister-in-law didn't want to take it by herself.  

I thought it was fun, but left it at that.

Fast Forward

Years

and

many cakes later....

I have found another creative passion and outlet.

So, I invite you to come on my journey with me

as I learn,

try new techniques

and

bake!

Life is Short

Eat Dessert first!!