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[verbicide]

I just got the pictures for Jonah's birthday cake, and wanted to share!

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They put the picture on their thank you cards, which I thought was incredibly sweet.

It was sort of fun doing the blue whale. I looked for a picture I liked online, printed it out, and traced it onto the fondant to cut. Took a bit of liberty with the color of the whale, but I figure that's okay. I just wish my fondant (the cake-covering layer) didn't end up looking so rough and cracked. I think I put too much powdered sugar in it.

The cake inside was a vanilla buttermilk cake, with a strawberry cream filling, and it was frosted with a strawberry buttercream. I didn't attend the party, but Ellen said the cake got a lot of comments and questions and requests for my card! I may not want to do this professionally, but it's nice to know people are interested!

Comments

[richboye.livejournal.com]

It's a whale cake! For Jonah!

Awesome!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Geddit, geddit? Jonah and the Whale! :D

And thanks!

[richboye.livejournal.com]

speaking of blue whales...


have you ever seen this....

(Yes, that is how big a blue whale would be if you saw one in real life, real time. The eye just freaks me the f*ck out)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I had not seen that--and WOW!

[desdenova.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's adorable!!!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks!!

[merhawk]

That is an awesome cake. Go you!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Hawk!

[lietya.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, that is gorgeous! Nothing you said (or passed along) did that cake justice. :) No *wonder* people thought it was professionally done; it essentially is.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Awwww...thank you! :D

[euphrasie.livejournal.com]

I love it! I hope you'll do my girls' next cake now that you're a pro :)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Awww, thank you!!--but I definitely haven't gone pro! :D

[tarpo.livejournal.com]

Thats so fantastic!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks!!

[rolypolypony.livejournal.com]

THAT IS SO COOL!!!!!!!!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Roly!! :D

[rolypolypony.livejournal.com]

If i weren't so tired, I would have made that in a huge font to express just how freaking cool that cake is!!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Ooo--well, I'll just imagine a giant font!! :D (And thank you again!)

[muffet.livejournal.com]

That is amazing! You have a real talent for doing cakes. I can understand not wanting to turn a hobby into a profession. . .the joy goes out of it then but nice to know you have a back up plan! And a few extra $$ every now and then is a good idea ;)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks, you! That's really nice of you to say :)

[margotheangel.livejournal.com]

This looks SO GREAT, seriously.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was definitely a labor of love!

[serenity-valley.livejournal.com]

Turned out really, really adorable -- great job!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks!