Have been very busy enjoying our new kitchen - can I just say that I actually LIKE to empty the dishwasher now because everything in it has a place to live?
I've been baking quite a bit and am trying to find the time to get new projects up here. First up - my dad's 70th birthday cake. My wonderful father, Bob Golier, turned 70 at the end of December and my mother threw him a big surprise party. He expected a brunch for 10 people, and he got over 40!
He's a big golfing fan, so I did my best, with limited supplies (they're in Pittsburgh), to make him a golfy-type cake. I am not a big fan of using anything non-edible (or non buttercream or gumpaste for that matter) on my cakes/cupcakes, but because I also didn't have a lot of time I settled for the plastic "Golfing Man" thingy from Wilton and made the rest.
The cake was spice, with a vanilla buttercream frosting. I forgot to bring my secret ingredient with me, so had to settle for regular vanilla. It turned out great and I realized that as much as I love using the vanilla bean paste, those little vanilla beans get in the way sometimes. I didn't have gumpaste with me, so made the golf balls out of buttercream that I piped, froze and rolled into a ball (not really a process I'd recommend, it was a bit of a mess!)
grandkids get a shout out
(I love a cake in action shot - going to have to get more of these!)
1 comment:
OK Now this Cake Looks Awesome, COngrads, I myself hav eerecently gotten into cake decoratng, going to be getting ready to do a fatehrs day cake , and a 4th of july cake, but i am no where near as talented yet as you are, How long have you been doing cakes? You can see my cakes at http://bowdens-world.blogspot.com/ , though you have to go down the page a bit LOL, to see my cakes, i have done 4 total now, Thanks for sharin your pics of the aawesome cakes you do , Great Job
Sincerly Mrs Bowden
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