tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43079016623669387732024-03-05T20:54:13.982-05:00Sweet Tooth FairySandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-35063949580080446492013-01-19T23:44:00.000-05:002013-01-19T23:44:08.147-05:00Jim W. is 60!!! / Jim W. are 60 de ani!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jim White</span></b> is my boss since 1994, he is<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> the best boss ever</span></b> and a<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> true friend</span></b>.<br />
I can't believe he turned 60 years old on December 23rd/ 2012, he is in great shape (both mentally and physically) and in his spare time he plays guitar. He plays lead guitar (and vocals) for "Urban Prairie", a group that just finished recording their second album, can hardly wait for it! Jim also has a great sense of humor, so I thought he would like this cake...Yes, he loved it!<br />
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jim White</span></b> îmi este șef din 1994 încoace, este <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">cel mai bun șef din lume</span></b> și un <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">prieten de nădejde</span></b>. Nu îmi vine să cred că a împlinit 60 de ani în 23 decembrie 2012, este în formă grozavă (atât psihic cât și fizic) și în timpul liber cântă la chitară. El este chitaristul principal (și vocal) pentru ”Urban Prairie”, un grup care tocmai ce a terminat de înregistrat cel de-al doilea album, de-abia aștept! Jim are și un bun simț al umorului, și m-am gândit că i-ar plăcea acest tort...</i><br />
<i>Da, i-a plăcut mult!</i><br />
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Jim liked his cake so much (chocolate cake + European style chocolate butter cream + raisins soaked in rum) that he asked me to make a cake (same taste, different design) for Claire's bridal shower party. Claire is his older daughter, she is getting married this spring. I just delivered this afternoon the cake for Claire, the bride to be, (the bridal shower party will take place tomorrow, January 20th/ 2013), you'll see it in the next posting, come back to check it out!</div>
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<i>Lui Jim i-a plăcut așa de mult gustul tortului (blat de ciocolată + cremă de unt cu ciocolată + stafide muiate în rom) încât m-a rugat să fac un tort (același gust, design diferit) pentru petrecerea de ”bridal shower” pentru Claire. Claire este fiica lui cea mai mare, ea se căsătorește la primăvară. Tocmai ce am dus azi după-amiază tortul pentru Claire, viitoarea mireasă, (petrecerea este mâine, 20 ianuarie 2013), îl veți putea vedea în postarea următoare, haideți să-l vedeți!</i></div>
<i><br /></i>Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-73899207830267683262013-01-19T22:07:00.002-05:002013-01-19T22:07:50.137-05:00Batman cake for MJ / Tort Batman pentru MJSorry that I haven't posted anything for a long time, didn't make many cakes worth posting, for a while I baked mostly cupcakes and regular cakes... I have had major problems in my life and some health issues, it takes time to overcome all of them...<br />
<i>Îmi pare rău că nu am postat nimic de mult timp, nici nu am făcut torturi deosebite, mai mult am făcut cupcakes și câteva torturi obișnuite... Am avut probleme mari legate de viață și de sănătate, probleme care necesită timp pentru a fi rezolvate...</i><br />
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I made this cake for MJ, a little boy who turned 5 years old at the beginning of November 2012. His mother is one of my coworkers, she is a dental assistant at one of my places of employment and she wanted to surprise her son with his favorite hero. Both cakes were made by me, the toys (Batman and bat mobile) were purchased from a cake decorating store.<br />
<i>Am făcut acest tort pentru MJ, un băiețel care a împlinit 5 anișori la începutul lunii noiembrie 2012. Mămica lui îmi este colegă de lucru, ea este asistentă de stomatologie la unul din locurile mele de muncă și a dorit să-l surprindă pe fiul ei cu eroul lui favorit. Ambele torturi au fost făcute de mine, jucăriile (Batman și mașina lui) le-am cumpărat de la un magazin pentru torturi și decorații.</i><br />
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<i><b>Șeful meu Larry și draga lui soție Debbie vor deveni bunici în august. De-abia așteaptă să-și țină nepoțica în brațele lor iubitoare...</b></i><br />
Debbie organised a surprise baby shower party, and asked me if I could make a fun and cute cake shaped like a baby's bottom. Not only I made a cake..., I also made 6 cake toppers that were meant to serve as table decorations and souvenirs.<br />
<i><b>Debbie a organizat o petrecere surpriză de ”baby shower”, și m-a rugat să fac un tort vesel și drăguț în forma unui funduleț de bebeluș. Nu numai că am făcut tortul ..., am făcut de asemenea 6 ”cake toppers” menite ca decorații pentru mese și ca amintiri.</b></i><br />
I was told that all the guests enjoyed the taste of the cake (moist sponge cake filled with with pineapple custard) as well as the fun aspect.<br />
<b><i>Mi s-a spus că toți oaspeții au savurat gustul tortului </i><i>(pandișpan însiropat cu suc de ananas și cremă diplomat cu ananas) </i></b><i><b> precum și aspectul hazliu</b>.</i>Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-72234879228660276072012-06-02T23:38:00.000-04:002012-06-02T23:38:24.985-04:00Frilly cake with pink carnations/ Tort cu volănașe albe și garoafe roz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made this cake for a lady who turned 50 years old on May 16. Although I never met her personally, I am sure she is a wonderful woman... She has three daughters and I had the privilege of working with the youngest (Amila) and later with the oldest (Irma) at the Research and Development Lab; the middle daughter (Alma) never worked with me but I have the pleasure of knowing her. These young ladies are my friends, they are hard working, very intelligent, kind, honest, good-hearted and beautiful too - their mom had to be a wonderful woman to raise such special girls! Oh, one more thing about this cake... My dear sister Dorina turned 50 years old on May 19,... and because it was impossible to make her a birthday cake (she lives in Oradea, Romania with her family; I live in Michigan, USA)... decided to make this cake for my friends' mother's 50th birthday as if I would make it for my own sister... with a lot of love!<br />
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Am făcut acest tort pentru o doamnă care a împlinit 50 de ani în 16 mai. Cu toate că nu am cunoscut-o niciodată, sunt sigură că ea este o femeie minunată... Ea are trei fiice și eu am avut privilegiul de a lucra cu cea mai tânără (Amila) iar mai târziu cu cea mai mare (Irma) la laboratorul de cercetare și dezvoltare; fiica mijlocie (Alma) nu a lucrat cu mine însă am plăcerea de-a o cunoaște. Aceste domnișoare îmi sunt prietene, ele sunt harnice, foarte istețe, amabile, corecte, mărinimoase și frumoase pe deasupra - mama lor trebuia să fie o femeie minunată ca să crească niște fete așa deosebite! Oh, încă un lucru despre acest tort... Draga mea soră Dorina a împlinit 50 de ani în 19 mai,... și pentru că era imposibil să-i fac un tort de ziua ei (ea locuiește în Oradea cu familia ei; eu locuiesc în Michigan, SUA)... am hotărât să fac acest tort pentru mama prietenelor mele așa cum l-aș face pentru sora mea... cu toată dragostea!<br />
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The frills are made from rolled fondant, the carnations are made with gum paste.<br />
Volănașele sunt făcute din fondant (pastă de zahăr simplă), garoafele sunt făcute din ”gum paste” (pastă de zahăr care conține gumă - această gumă poate fi ori Tylose powder, ori Gum-Tex, ori CMC powder, Gum Tragacanth, etc).<br />
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The following photos were taken by Irma with her cell phone, they look better than my (cheap!) digital camera's photos! </div>
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Fotografiile care urmează au fost făcute de Irma cu telefonul ei celular, arată mai bine decât pozele făcute cu aparatul meu foto digital (de duzină ce-i drept)!</div>
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Of course I made chocolate crinkles too, everybody loves them.</div>
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Bineînțeles că am făcut și ”chocolate crinkles”, toată lumea le adoră.</div>
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The moist sponge cake was filled with vanilla cream - a recipe created by me - a combination of pudding+custard+mousse that ended up very tasty.</div>
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Blat pandișpan însiropat, umplut cu cremă de vanilie - rețetă inventată de mine - un ”hibrid” de budincă+cremă de ouă fiartă+mousse care a ieșit foarte gustoasă.</div>
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Last but not least, I want to thank Mihaela - author of ”De prin lume adunate” blog, it was there that I first saw this beautiful cake design... </div>
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<a href="http://mihaelapd.blogspot.com/2011/12/primele-mele-torturi-cu-fondant-my.html">http://mihaelapd.blogspot.com/2011/12/primele-mele-torturi-cu-fondant-my.html</a></div>
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For those of you who will visit her blog but do not understand Romanian, here you can find Mihaela's inspiration: <a href="http://call-me-cupcake.blogspot.com/2011/05/frilly-cake.html">http://call-me-cupcake.blogspot.com/2011/05/frilly-cake.html</a> </div>
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În încheiere dar nu în ultimul rând, vreau să-i mulțumesc Mihaelei - autoarea blogului ”De prin lume adunate”, acolo am văzut prima dată acest frumos design...</div>
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<a href="http://mihaelapd.blogspot.com/2011/12/primele-mele-torturi-cu-fondant-my.html">http://mihaelapd.blogspot.com/2011/12/primele-mele-torturi-cu-fondant-my.html</a></div>
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Cei care îi vor vizita blogul vor găsi acolo sursa ei de inspirație pentru acest tort.</div>Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-48906289102804616122012-05-30T00:45:00.000-04:002012-05-30T00:45:26.157-04:00Sweet little animals/ Tort cu animăluțe dulci<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My good friend Maria Ana has a sweet boy who turned 6 years old at the beginning of May. This year, Nicholas had a great birthday party at the Zoo, surrounded by many boys and girls (and their parents, of course). Last year I made a "Sponge Bob Square Pants" cake for Nicholas, but this time I thought a cake with lots and lots of animals would be perfect since the birthday party took place at the Detroit Zoo. Unfortunately... I did not ask the parents' permission to publish their children's photos on my blog, so I will publish only photos with the cake (no children)... Sorry you can not see the joy on all the children's faces as they were snatching the animals from the cake, comparing them and then tasting them... Their joy filled my heart with warmth and happiness, the countless hours of working on these gum paste figurines made total sense, it was worth all the effort! Moist sponge cake filled with strawberry cream.<br />
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Prietena mea bună Maria Ana are un băiețel dulce care a împlinit 6 ani la începutul lunii mai. Anul acesta, Nicholas a avut o petrecere de zi de naștere grozavă la Grădina Zoologică, înconjurat de mulți băieți si multe fetițe (și de părinții acestora, bineînțeles). Anul trecut am făcut tortul Sponge Bob Square Pants pentru Nicholas, dar de data aceasta m-am gândit că un tort cu multe-multe animăluțe dulci ar fi perfect din moment ce petrecerea a avut loc la Grădina Zoologică din Detroit. Din păcate... nu am cerut permisiunea părinților să public fotografiile copiilor lor pe blogul meu, așa că voi publica numai poze cu tortul (fără copii)... Ce păcat că nu puteți vedea bucuria de pe fețele copilașilor când ”smulgeau” animalele de pe tort, comparându-le și apoi gustându-le... Bucuria lor mi-a umplut inima de căldură și fericire, nenumăratele ore muncite pentru realizarea acestor figurine din pastă de zahăr au avut noimă, s-a meritat tot efortul depus! Blat pandișpan însiropat, cremă de căpșuni.<br />
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Here you see my friend Maria Ana slicing the cake with a cake server (I forgot to bring a knife!)...</div>
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Aici o vedeți pe prietena mea Maria Ana secționând tortul cu o paletă de servit (am uitat să aduc un cuțit!)... </div>
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The other desserts I made for Nicholas' birthday party (puff pastry filled with vanilla cream, and chocolate crinkles).<br />
Celelalte deserturi pe care le-am făcut pentru ziua lui Nicholas (cremeș - pe care eu îl porționez felii, nu pătrate, și mult apreciatele ”chocolate crinkles”).Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-4406117518819404402012-05-29T01:20:00.000-04:002012-05-29T01:20:38.245-04:00Isomalt - beginners class/ Curs de Isomalt pentru incepătoriOn April 11 - that was more than a month ago! - I took a beginners class for Isomalt sugar... It was very interesting, I learned new things and even made an ornament of sorts.... Although I like this Isomalt a lot, I decided to not work with it for my future cakes because the tools and molds needed for this material can be pretty costly... and besides, there is so much more I need to learn about fondant and gum paste, and sadly there is not enough time for everything...<br />
În 11 aprilie - asta a fost cu mai mult de o lună în urmă! - am urmat un curs de zahăr Isomalt pentru începători... A fost foarte interesant, am învățat lucruri noi și chiar am făcut un așa-zis ornament... Cu toate că îmi place mult acest material Isomalt, am decis să nu-l folosesc pentru viitoarele torturi întrucât uneltele și matrițele de silicon necesare pentru acest material sunt destul de costisitoare... și apoi, mai am atâtea de învățat despre fondant și pasta de zahăr, dar din păcate nu am timp pentru toate câte mi-aș dori...<br />
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Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-32105702521187174072012-04-12T01:46:00.000-04:002012-05-29T02:23:24.400-04:00A "Cup of flowers" cake for a lady/ Tort "Ceașcă de flori" pentru o doamnă<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
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Explicații și creditele necesare pentru sursa de inspirație (mulțumesc dragă Cris din București) vor urma curând...</div>
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I made this cake for Dr. Aisa's birthday on March 29, did not have the time to post the photos before April. Now is the end of May, about time to give thanks to Cristina Cotorceanu - the author of "Torturi artistice" (that's "Artistic Cakes" in English) blog... Cristina made this cake a while ago for her mother's birthday, and when I discovered it on her blog, I immediately fell in love with its design! You can see the original cake here: <a href="http://www.cccriscake.com/2011/02/cup-of-flowers.html">http://www.cccriscake.com/2011/02/cup-of-flowers.html</a><br />
Please check out her blog and her creations, you will have the pleasure to see enchanting works of art!<br />
When I saw Cristina's "Cup Of Flowers", I thought this cake is perfect for Dr. Aisa (my boss at the research and development lab) because she loves coffee and tea! And who doesn't like flowers?...<br />
If I remember correctly, the moist sponge cake was filled with light and fluffy vanilla cream.<br />
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Am făcut acest tort pentru ziua de naștere a lui Dr. Aișa in 29 martie, dar nu am avut timp să afișez fotografiile înainte de aprilie. Acum este sfârșitul lunii mai, ar cam fi timpul să-i mulțumesc așa cum se cuvine Cristinei Cotorceanu - autoarea blogului ”Torturi artistice”... Cristina a făcut acest tort cu o bucată de vreme în urmă pentru ziua de naștere a mamei sale, și când l-am descoperit pe blogul ei, m-am îndrăgostit pe loc de design-ul acestui tort! Originalul îl puteți vedea aici<br />
<a href="http://www.cccriscake.com/2011/02/cup-of-flowers.html">http://www.cccriscake.com/2011/02/cup-of-flowers.html</a><br />
Vă rog să îi vizitați blogul, nu veți regreta!, veți avea plăcerea de-a vedea încântătoare opere de artă!<br />
Când am văzut tortul ”Cup Of Flowers” pe care l-a făcut Cristina pentru mama ei, m-am gândit că acesta ar fi perfect pentru Dr. Aișa (șefa mea la laboratorul de cercetare și dezvoltare) pentru că îi place și ceaiul și cafeaua! Și cui nu-i plac florile?...<br />
Dacă nu mă înșeală memoria, blatul de pandișpan însiropat a fost umplut cu o cremă ușoară și pufoasă de vanilie.Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-60859348184129902772012-03-27T22:28:00.000-04:002012-03-27T22:28:43.011-04:00Naughty cakes for grown-ups/ Torturi deocheate pentru adulți<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Turning 40 years old can be a little scary and devastating for some people... but not for my youngest brother Cal who decided to have all the fun he can get! He asked me a while ago to make a "boobs cake" for his birthday party, and a "penis cake" for our cousin Peter who came to attend Cal's birthday party all the way from Florida where he moved a couple of years ago.<i> Împlinirea vârstei de 40 de ani poate să fie ceva de speriat și devastator pentru unii oameni... dar nu pentru Călin, fratele meu cel mai tânăr, care a decis să se distreze copios! M-a rugat cu puțină vreme în urmă să îi fac un "tort sâni" pentru petrecerea de ziua lui, și un "tort penis" pentru vărul nostru Petru care a venit în mod special pentru petrecerea fratelui meu taman din Florida unde s-a mutat cu vreo doi ani în urmă.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The birthday party was a success, everybody had a lot of fun making jokes and taking pictures with both cakes, arranging them at different angles and positions... I will post here <b>only</b> the photos of the cakes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Petrecerea a fost un adevărat succes, toată lumea s-a distrat pe cinste făcând glume si pozând (cu) ambele torturi, aranjându-le în diferite unghiuri și poziții... Eu voi publica aici <b>numai</b> torturile...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u-_oLuDrcVA/T3JS0zmoVxI/AAAAAAAAAoo/P9FhYTVkzQg/s1600/100_1542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u-_oLuDrcVA/T3JS0zmoVxI/AAAAAAAAAoo/P9FhYTVkzQg/s320/100_1542.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3YFjDDC-ahQ/T3J0y4uAqlI/AAAAAAAAAow/XYW4VEoWOIY/s1600/100_1543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3YFjDDC-ahQ/T3J0y4uAqlI/AAAAAAAAAow/XYW4VEoWOIY/s320/100_1543.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3jVfKS86ap4/T3J1GN43nvI/AAAAAAAAAo4/PW9p2WSC7PE/s1600/100_1538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3jVfKS86ap4/T3J1GN43nvI/AAAAAAAAAo4/PW9p2WSC7PE/s320/100_1538.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5-CZG88QtsY/T3J1XuSc6KI/AAAAAAAAApA/sk5lBUvE38U/s1600/100_1539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5-CZG88QtsY/T3J1XuSc6KI/AAAAAAAAApA/sk5lBUvE38U/s320/100_1539.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNRApmyi4U0/T3J1j51HMrI/AAAAAAAAApI/lUILT_gcUMs/s1600/100_1544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNRApmyi4U0/T3J1j51HMrI/AAAAAAAAApI/lUILT_gcUMs/s320/100_1544.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l100aK-4kc4/T3J2AbrcooI/AAAAAAAAApQ/r_ZZYdYaqVw/s1600/100_1553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l100aK-4kc4/T3J2AbrcooI/AAAAAAAAApQ/r_ZZYdYaqVw/s320/100_1553.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ooI7h1LuDj8/T3J2SdZN9kI/AAAAAAAAApY/55oNb7ldyhw/s1600/100_1554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ooI7h1LuDj8/T3J2SdZN9kI/AAAAAAAAApY/55oNb7ldyhw/s320/100_1554.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9IAUrKl3tQk/T3J25UZunbI/AAAAAAAAApg/wM2ng_iqkaw/s1600/100_1559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9IAUrKl3tQk/T3J25UZunbI/AAAAAAAAApg/wM2ng_iqkaw/s320/100_1559.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Zekija watches the Teletubbies every day on YouTube, she loves those creatures, so I decided to make her birthday cake with her favorite characters... Zekija urmărește zilnic Teletubbies pe YouTube, pur și simplu iubește acele creaturi, așa că am hotărât să fac tortul pentru ziua ei de naștere cu personajele ei favorite...<br />
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The other cake was for my nephew Luke Marcel. There are palm trees and monkeys painted on his bedroom's walls, and three teddy-bears hanging from a carousel above his crib, so I decided to bring these elements on his cake. Celălalt tort a fost pentru nepoțelul meu Luke Marcel. Pe pereții din dormitorul lui sunt pictați palmieri și maimuțe, peste pătuțul lui atârnă trei ursuleți dintr-un carusel, așa că am decis să așez aceste elemente pe tortul lui.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5m8D0spbXO4/TznJ1CcdN2I/AAAAAAAAAnY/AJt-u0gNMRs/s1600/100_1504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5m8D0spbXO4/TznJ1CcdN2I/AAAAAAAAAnY/AJt-u0gNMRs/s320/100_1504.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fb-AOFKZ39s/TznKX1oROuI/AAAAAAAAAng/8sgqgRXBjGc/s1600/100_1505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fb-AOFKZ39s/TznKX1oROuI/AAAAAAAAAng/8sgqgRXBjGc/s320/100_1505.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPtFkYAvfcxKRhqgxojlRTwcAbnpN4xQ-gVAJc7qyNvtoE1QMv7WsDtyI7honyag_e-F8GZfQqOWL9lOudw2pZfdUd7qd1emeiihMnWYwI0RMLjFZhzGJNiu2W6rH_YFUV33MBHMc_kTy/s1600/100_1507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPtFkYAvfcxKRhqgxojlRTwcAbnpN4xQ-gVAJc7qyNvtoE1QMv7WsDtyI7honyag_e-F8GZfQqOWL9lOudw2pZfdUd7qd1emeiihMnWYwI0RMLjFZhzGJNiu2W6rH_YFUV33MBHMc_kTy/s320/100_1507.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I was very happy that I managed to model a cute baby with gum paste. Am fost foarte fericită că am reușit să modelez un bebeluș drăguț din pastă de zahăr gum paste (fondant+tylose powder).<br />
At this point the palm trees were not fully finished yet because the trunks were not dry enough. În acest moment palmierii nu erau chiar gata pentru că trunchiurile nu erau suficient de uscate.<br />
Also, the decorations were displayed on a round dummy cake that I covered with fondant at my first fondant class. De asemenea, decorațiile sunt așezate pe un tort fals (polistiren) rotund pe care l-am acoperit cu pastă de zahăr (fondant) la primul curs de fondant pe care l-am urmat.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The real cake was round, covered with white fondant and a blue border and buttons. Tortul adevărat a fost rotund, acoperit cu fondant alb și bordură și năsturei albaștri.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0rU8g8ryFLzIRA93ONTOrDwx4ejgmVpKuyvTl6NfDGCu4MTNKPYD_8NX0czaQBdrDnJ2m7UlW4OkQfgEpU-_WZeWpz8GKtfUpcjuFJeQtmwvA1FvdPjatAYugg3w-JE-Ip8kOPErjF0O/s1600/100_1519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0rU8g8ryFLzIRA93ONTOrDwx4ejgmVpKuyvTl6NfDGCu4MTNKPYD_8NX0czaQBdrDnJ2m7UlW4OkQfgEpU-_WZeWpz8GKtfUpcjuFJeQtmwvA1FvdPjatAYugg3w-JE-Ip8kOPErjF0O/s320/100_1519.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_A3135_jUeo/TznSeKlKZVI/AAAAAAAAAoA/tKREfMuKHnc/s1600/100_1521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_A3135_jUeo/TznSeKlKZVI/AAAAAAAAAoA/tKREfMuKHnc/s320/100_1521.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BhtZpkMhacg/TznUcwLvIfI/AAAAAAAAAoI/Qgzdt6cp-yQ/s1600/100_1522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BhtZpkMhacg/TznUcwLvIfI/AAAAAAAAAoI/Qgzdt6cp-yQ/s320/100_1522.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DnzmZiUPU8E/TznUutI-yoI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/uPQKOtz_Tas/s1600/100_1523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DnzmZiUPU8E/TznUutI-yoI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/uPQKOtz_Tas/s320/100_1523.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-osQe2lQpOK4/TznU_0FfMNI/AAAAAAAAAoY/gmfnIm7KRug/s1600/100_1524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-osQe2lQpOK4/TznU_0FfMNI/AAAAAAAAAoY/gmfnIm7KRug/s320/100_1524.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Although the palm trees were fully finished, I thought is safer to keep the decorations on the dummy cake during the transportation and put them on the cake only after I got safely to my brother's place. Cu toate că palmierii erau finisați pe de-a-ntregul, am considerat că e mai sigur să păstrez decorațiile înfipte în tortul fals pe parcursul transportului și să le pun pe tort numai după ce voi fi sosit cu bine la frate-meu acasă.<br />
All the guests admired the cake, everybody took pictures... and I took it as a big compliment. Toți oaspeții au admirat tortul, fiecare a făcut poze... și eu am luat-o ca un mare compliment.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ezebho60iKU/TzndAlxEUXI/AAAAAAAAAog/pTd0gZxGoD4/s1600/100_1527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ezebho60iKU/TzndAlxEUXI/AAAAAAAAAog/pTd0gZxGoD4/s320/100_1527.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The cake was very tasty, filled with lemon mousse and raspberry mousse, for the crumb coat I used butter mixed with raspberry preserves (the seeds were strained out). Tortul a fost foarte gustos, blatul însiropat a avut mousse de lămâie și mousse de zmeură, pentru crumb coat am folosit unt amestecat cu gem de zmeură (am strecurat afară semințele).Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-31282489240619280222012-01-13T21:55:00.000-05:002012-01-13T21:55:21.692-05:00Doll cake for Amila / Tort păpușă pentru Amila<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EXSkHJOr9jc/TxDcBozoVtI/AAAAAAAAAlo/uatX8QKNkYQ/s1600/from+Irma+C.+%25282%2529+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EXSkHJOr9jc/TxDcBozoVtI/AAAAAAAAAlo/uatX8QKNkYQ/s320/from+Irma+C.+%25282%2529+.jpg" width="191" /></a></div>Amila used to work with me at the research and development lab... I miss very much that hard-working and bright girl who just turned 20 years old on January 09.<br />
Amila mi-a fost colegă de muncă la laboratorul de cercetare și dezvoltare... Îmi lipsește foarte mult fata asta harnică și isteață care a împlinit 20 de ani în ianuarie 09.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fpgq0j9lVaY/TxDf-yDeTYI/AAAAAAAAAlw/HFJHLAnPluM/s1600/Amila+C.+20+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fpgq0j9lVaY/TxDf-yDeTYI/AAAAAAAAAlw/HFJHLAnPluM/s320/Amila+C.+20+a.jpg" width="290" /></a></div> This gorgeous young lady always wanted a pink doll cake but never got one until now...<br />
Această superbă domnișoară și-a dorit dintotdeauna un tort păpușă de culoare roz dar nu l-a avut până acum...<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ySGZT1HxVFY/TxDkwu6SujI/AAAAAAAAAl4/VI9dDw-6qF0/s1600/100_1490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ySGZT1HxVFY/TxDkwu6SujI/AAAAAAAAAl4/VI9dDw-6qF0/s320/100_1490.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I made the top part of the dress with pink royal icing sprinkled with pink disco dust before it was dry. The skirt part was made with whipped cream.<br />
Am făcut partea de sus a rochiei cu royal icing roz peste care am presărat disco dust roz înainte de a se usca. Partea de jos a rochiei am făcut-o cu frișcă.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pYyzG85fh6w/TxDnQ_lwr5I/AAAAAAAAAmI/Cj0g8dx22Fw/s1600/100_1495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pYyzG85fh6w/TxDnQ_lwr5I/AAAAAAAAAmI/Cj0g8dx22Fw/s320/100_1495.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I used some miniature fabric flowers to make a small bouquet for the doll and since they were not edible I was not afraid to use hair spray to make de disco dust adhere to them.<br />
Am folosit niște floricele mărunte din pânză ca să fac un buchețel mic pentru păpușă și din moment ce nu erau comestibile nu mi-a fost frică să folosesc lac fixativ de păr ca să fac disco dust să adere pe flori.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8vbmw9RAkag/TxDsV26vtbI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/Yt-B99Mp0r0/s1600/from+Irma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8vbmw9RAkag/TxDsV26vtbI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/Yt-B99Mp0r0/s320/from+Irma.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> A section photo of the sponge cake filled with pineapple custard-type cream, pineapple syrup for the sponge.<br />
O secțiune a tortului - blat pandișpan însiropat cu suc de ananas și cremă diplomat cu ananas.Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-51995045059013804772012-01-03T00:54:00.000-05:002012-01-03T00:54:54.987-05:00Sweet things I made for holidaysHappy New Year! An Nou fericit!<br />
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I haven't posted anything in a long time because I haven't done anything out of the ordinary...<br />
I only want to show that I was not lazy at all for the past two weeks..., so here are some of the goodies I baked for the Christmas dinner and for the New Year's Eve party:<br />
Nu am postat nimic de-o bună bucată de vreme pentru că nu am făcut nimic deosebit... Vreau doar să dovedesc că nu am fost leneșă deloc în ultimele două săptămâni..., așa că vă arăt câteva bunătăți coapte pentru masa de Crăciun si pentru revelion:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rs2dU06yRPg/TwKJYu5ZqHI/AAAAAAAAAkg/LEVtZqszdLE/s1600/100_1468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rs2dU06yRPg/TwKJYu5ZqHI/AAAAAAAAAkg/LEVtZqszdLE/s320/100_1468.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hOuSJUtXbcc/TwKF6vt5eLI/AAAAAAAAAjs/hwarYUkkBb4/s1600/100_1446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hOuSJUtXbcc/TwKF6vt5eLI/AAAAAAAAAjs/hwarYUkkBb4/s320/100_1446.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Romanian cheese pastry / Prăjitură cu brânza</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wpWdMrMSlnY/TwKGomrAlLI/AAAAAAAAAkA/WsntrGnSGeY/s1600/100_1442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wpWdMrMSlnY/TwKGomrAlLI/AAAAAAAAAkA/WsntrGnSGeY/s320/100_1442.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate crinkles / Prăjiturele cu ciocolată</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mm-4qhUG3vY/TwKI79_z5dI/AAAAAAAAAkM/s2Fee2U-Zac/s1600/100_1457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mm-4qhUG3vY/TwKI79_z5dI/AAAAAAAAAkM/s2Fee2U-Zac/s320/100_1457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--fSOEVL5hak/TwKI_ZQdiEI/AAAAAAAAAkU/W5jfgTWFimg/s1600/100_1465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--fSOEVL5hak/TwKI_ZQdiEI/AAAAAAAAAkU/W5jfgTWFimg/s320/100_1465.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tiramisu cake / tort Tiramisu</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DVmNcIyEJ9s/TwKJr7BaUMI/AAAAAAAAAks/XH5QGpBXJLE/s1600/100_1452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DVmNcIyEJ9s/TwKJr7BaUMI/AAAAAAAAAks/XH5QGpBXJLE/s320/100_1452.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m4z20dJUdg0/TwKJzSy3sRI/AAAAAAAAAk0/TGaRHdLhzLE/s1600/100_1456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m4z20dJUdg0/TwKJzSy3sRI/AAAAAAAAAk0/TGaRHdLhzLE/s320/100_1456.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ee37GzLtLPs/TwKJ3ukSN8I/AAAAAAAAAk8/6SkkttAyF1A/s1600/100_1463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ee37GzLtLPs/TwKJ3ukSN8I/AAAAAAAAAk8/6SkkttAyF1A/s320/100_1463.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pineapple custard cake covered in whipped cream / Tort diplomat cu ananas, acoperit cu frișcă</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">They may not look much in the photos but their taste was awesome! Nu arată ele cine știe ce in poze, dar gustul lor a fost grozav!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, the cake was sprinkled with "disco dust" which gave a very festive appearance to the cake but unfortunately it doesn't show in any of the photos. Tortul diplomat a fost presărat cu sclipici "disco dust" ceea ce a dat tortului un aspect foarte festiv, dar din păcate nu se vede în nici una din poze.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I've spent Christmas with good friends, but for the New Year's Eve party I went to my youngest brother Cal.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Am petrecut Crăciunul cu niște prieteni buni, dar revelionul l-am petrecut la fratele meu cel mai tânar Călin.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">For the New Year's Eve party I made chocolate crinkles (again!) and another pineapple custard cake in addition to other tasty dishes... This time I used 5 (five!) different shades of "disco dust" for the cake, (that stuff is amazing, I just love it!) but of course it doesn't show in the photos more than spots of colour which in reality is very subtle... Pentru revelion am făcut prăjiturele cu ciocolată (din nou!) și un alt diplomat cu ananas, pe lângă alte mâncăruri gustoase... De data aceasta am folosit 5 (cinci!) nuanțe diferite de sclipici "disco dust" pentru tort, (sclipiciul ăsta-i uimitor, îmi place la nebunie!) dar bineînțeles că nu se vede în poze mai mult decăt niște pete de culoare care în realitate sunt foarte subtile... </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--byqdNZS02o/TwKUpm4zd9I/AAAAAAAAAlI/6BnKDZMjVCg/s1600/100_1469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--byqdNZS02o/TwKUpm4zd9I/AAAAAAAAAlI/6BnKDZMjVCg/s320/100_1469.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie2dXhxzm58/TwKUtiWloJI/AAAAAAAAAlY/WfuMYAhMW04/s1600/100_1473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie2dXhxzm58/TwKUtiWloJI/AAAAAAAAAlY/WfuMYAhMW04/s320/100_1473.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LpFCWCy01O4/TwKUwemyjxI/AAAAAAAAAlg/sb54jcp2WWs/s1600/100_1479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LpFCWCy01O4/TwKUwemyjxI/AAAAAAAAAlg/sb54jcp2WWs/s320/100_1479.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's all for now, afraid I'm not going to make anything special before mid February, not something worth posting anyway... Asta-i tot deocamdată, mă tem că nu voi face nimic deosebit păna pe la mijlocul lui februarie, nu ceva să merite să fie postat... </div>Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-57886880032762566902011-11-14T23:15:00.001-05:002011-11-14T23:16:58.403-05:00Happy 30th birthday SenaDD!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cjMyV6ykndA/TsC1dc9bqII/AAAAAAAAAiY/kizVjO6ubU4/s1600/100_1425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cjMyV6ykndA/TsC1dc9bqII/AAAAAAAAAiY/kizVjO6ubU4/s320/100_1425.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b>Ha ha ha happy birthday!</b><br />
I am so proud of having the idea to spell his name SenaDD (on the cake) instead of Senad, I think is very clever and funny!<br />
Decorations made with gum paste, writing and Cornelli lace made with white and black royal icing. Sponge cake filled with vanilla custard and chocolate pudding cream.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pyJW82qaIlo/TsHm7dSyZlI/AAAAAAAAAig/rWM9YnotuOE/s1600/100_1429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pyJW82qaIlo/TsHm7dSyZlI/AAAAAAAAAig/rWM9YnotuOE/s320/100_1429.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This was my first time making this kind of cake, it took me longer time than I anticipated but luckily I had all weekend at my disposal.Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-25366504968720767832011-11-05T21:39:00.277-04:002011-11-06T00:51:00.360-04:00Wonderful surpriseOn Thursday, November 3rd, there was a<b> big, unexpected</b> and<b> wonderful surprise for me</b> at work. A very tasty lunch (from a mid-eastern cuisine restaurant), birthday cake and presents! All these were meant as a belated birthday acknowledgement and appreciation.... I was born in the month of August, 1965...<br />
The presents were a stainless steel personalized coffee mug (yes, my name is written all over it!) and a very generous $120 gift certificate issued for my favorite cake supply store. I was so touched and moved by all this, I was crying...,<b><u> it really touched my heart!</u></b> I was caught by surprise, didn't expect any of this!, did not have my camera with me so I asked one of my colleagues to take pictures with her smart phone camera (thanks Irma!).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aB1i2EyMitI/TrXHnqzyVbI/AAAAAAAAAfc/lrFwZ2ckO9o/s1600/IMG_20111103_153009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aB1i2EyMitI/TrXHnqzyVbI/AAAAAAAAAfc/lrFwZ2ckO9o/s320/IMG_20111103_153009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sorry I did not have the presence of spirit to photograph the cake before it was sliced... Tasty sponge cake with pistachios cream filling, decorated very nicely and tastefully.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-As7a6AjT2mw/TrXkUaLkxRI/AAAAAAAAAfk/YytoX-I6RAw/s1600/IMG_20111103_153018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-As7a6AjT2mw/TrXkUaLkxRI/AAAAAAAAAfk/YytoX-I6RAw/s320/IMG_20111103_153018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nEwh8pLjTuY/TrXklNz-dRI/AAAAAAAAAfs/jt6YsXI-_6U/s1600/IMG_20111103_153115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nEwh8pLjTuY/TrXklNz-dRI/AAAAAAAAAfs/jt6YsXI-_6U/s320/IMG_20111103_153115.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A section image for you:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThhciyeREkY/TrXktIdh0pI/AAAAAAAAAf0/cVDgi99QTU0/s1600/IMG_20111103_153051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThhciyeREkY/TrXktIdh0pI/AAAAAAAAAf0/cVDgi99QTU0/s320/IMG_20111103_153051.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is an image with (almost) all my presents:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nICPx6Dxd_0/TrXk1xgrttI/AAAAAAAAAf8/o0z5nbFPefg/s1600/IMG_20111103_153241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nICPx6Dxd_0/TrXk1xgrttI/AAAAAAAAAf8/o0z5nbFPefg/s320/IMG_20111103_153241.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><b>.....* Side note *....</b><br />
You see, when my birthday came around this year I was visiting my older sister and her family who are living in Oradea, Romania. Here you can see from left to right: Constantin (my brother in law), Emil (my younger nephew - 20 years old, also known as "mormolocu' lui tusica"), me, and Costin (my older nephew - 23 years old, tzuca-l tusa!)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I turned 46 years old this year (can hardly believe it myself!- as I don't feel older than 30-35); my sister, my brother in law and both my nephews made me feel like a<b> queen</b> on my birthday. Hey, who took my tiara??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BS52Yw6JmvU/TrX89KIuYDI/AAAAAAAAAh0/KS3dZ7O4BaY/s1600/100_0972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BS52Yw6JmvU/TrX89KIuYDI/AAAAAAAAAh0/KS3dZ7O4BaY/s320/100_0972.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With a tasty chocolate cake,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CBs7aOlkXrQ/TrX2eXjZ_zI/AAAAAAAAAgU/JzpYDo594w0/s1600/100_0989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CBs7aOlkXrQ/TrX2eXjZ_zI/AAAAAAAAAgU/JzpYDo594w0/s320/100_0989.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">lots of flowers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vVpu8B53T_iGLo-yV5qZJ3oAIwSZVRwsQV3JdfEm0bpSwlfsifWqMeYNPGLzGdTZ6rWJB4K44d9HM2Wzzevp_0XewRMLxLMXeDLCx55XoJTfl43ZMQ9ejVIS4nbyVKeX5i4yNj37-_8s/s1600/100_0992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vVpu8B53T_iGLo-yV5qZJ3oAIwSZVRwsQV3JdfEm0bpSwlfsifWqMeYNPGLzGdTZ6rWJB4K44d9HM2Wzzevp_0XewRMLxLMXeDLCx55XoJTfl43ZMQ9ejVIS4nbyVKeX5i4yNj37-_8s/s320/100_0992.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and a horse back riding session late in the afternoon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BT4FVf8qZa0/TrX3TUypYwI/AAAAAAAAAgk/Jq9No35nVUM/s1600/100_0942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BT4FVf8qZa0/TrX3TUypYwI/AAAAAAAAAgk/Jq9No35nVUM/s320/100_0942.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYpqhLj-S2U/TrX3bjBo_uI/AAAAAAAAAg0/UN7T-JH0SaQ/s1600/100_0951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYpqhLj-S2U/TrX3bjBo_uI/AAAAAAAAAg0/UN7T-JH0SaQ/s320/100_0951.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">because they remembered me telling them how much fun I had a few years ago when I had the chance to learn a little about horse back riding...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>*back in time*</b> - a younger version of me (at almost 40 years of age) having<b> the first</b> horse back riding lesson:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0WohcfLFnWWLSXXjV-xkDFIyxTr_yDIC1Kqv71GKc79hlNlkAtnebI0RYdmnpBM5UlcKoYvqgUTXHjdwWbhy1IVRwUXLpaGNIXaEPvUAuA5l_MLw6bAc7h0cVGfC4P5UvQLmjwQBEkSk/s1600/pics+from+Vladimir+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0WohcfLFnWWLSXXjV-xkDFIyxTr_yDIC1Kqv71GKc79hlNlkAtnebI0RYdmnpBM5UlcKoYvqgUTXHjdwWbhy1IVRwUXLpaGNIXaEPvUAuA5l_MLw6bAc7h0cVGfC4P5UvQLmjwQBEkSk/s320/pics+from+Vladimir+030.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GY5XbZN3pek/TrYKivKhe-I/AAAAAAAAAiE/sVpsviCydpM/s1600/pics+from+Vladimir+032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GY5XbZN3pek/TrYKivKhe-I/AAAAAAAAAiE/sVpsviCydpM/s320/pics+from+Vladimir+032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is fun, not as scary as it may seem, I was really enjoying myself:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RJfp7jIPPE4/TrYKxGRTLmI/AAAAAAAAAiM/HYvXiPUyAPk/s1600/pics+from+Vladimir+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RJfp7jIPPE4/TrYKxGRTLmI/AAAAAAAAAiM/HYvXiPUyAPk/s320/pics+from+Vladimir+031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But time goes by, I'm not as young anymore (although I don't feel any older!) and not so willow-y as I used to be.... so back to the present time.... 2011 by the grace of God.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We all had fun on my birthday this year, changing the candles on my cake to make me look older than 46... Hey, don't I look damn good for 64??? ha ha ha ha</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Better yet, how about 94?? ha ha ha ha ha ha</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m9uXo_GuzI0/TrX44tbdObI/AAAAAAAAAhM/h_8eLJiNWuM/s1600/100_0986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m9uXo_GuzI0/TrX44tbdObI/AAAAAAAAAhM/h_8eLJiNWuM/s320/100_0986.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vyWVcHm5k6Q/TrX1kvi5S4I/AAAAAAAAAgM/vrKpiuCL6oE/s1600/100_0870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vyWVcHm5k6Q/TrX1kvi5S4I/AAAAAAAAAgM/vrKpiuCL6oE/s320/100_0870.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cake was pretty tasty, see for yourselves:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gsER3sFyHqo/TrX8n2lghZI/AAAAAAAAAhk/AqmbHJZmEiA/s1600/100_1009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gsER3sFyHqo/TrX8n2lghZI/AAAAAAAAAhk/AqmbHJZmEiA/s320/100_1009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful family in Romania and USA, great colleagues at my jobs (dental office and research & development lab), and loyal friends all over the world, <u> is so nice to feel loved and appreciated!</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Excuse me for a minute please, tears of joy and gratefulness are choking me again...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-33205910044909949092011-11-05T19:13:00.000-04:002011-11-05T19:13:19.417-04:00Pallavi's birthday cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wtkn6Gg9nqg/TrWrKL6NnqI/AAAAAAAAAeU/MbCBPtv6Uls/s1600/100_1383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wtkn6Gg9nqg/TrWrKL6NnqI/AAAAAAAAAeU/MbCBPtv6Uls/s320/100_1383.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pallavi is one of the chemists I work with at the research and development lab. She turned 55 years old on November 1st and she was happy to share with all our colleagues the cake I made for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H5Rgd3_xmcs/TrWrhtub6MI/AAAAAAAAAec/cj66Bq2VgJg/s1600/100_1384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H5Rgd3_xmcs/TrWrhtub6MI/AAAAAAAAAec/cj66Bq2VgJg/s320/100_1384.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PiB6aWPhF_g/TrWr6QzBW1I/AAAAAAAAAek/JKxAjH_04SU/s1600/100_1385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PiB6aWPhF_g/TrWr6QzBW1I/AAAAAAAAAek/JKxAjH_04SU/s320/100_1385.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cake was filled with peach custard cream and was covered in dark chocolate ganache. All the decorations (roses, carnations and leaves) were made with gum paste, and is true they do not like the whipped cream at all - the leaves put directly over lightly whipped ganache softened and started to slide off the cake... Nobody else besides me cared about the "falling leaves" (I was very upset), and Pallavi wanted me to take a picture of her and her birthday cake, she really liked it a lot, sincerely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPPx71rsge6Tjt80vYiQ5O-FlwhYG9S8BgBtb4Lp-IDPlKLiQtsApy_9mVf0K9kxTs3Eqx2n07dJq6_MEBo665SLeSt7O4L-vRenkFHSOK80irSWXkPatu1Ga8OzM7hiqHYhAgavAMImj/s1600/100_1388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPPx71rsge6Tjt80vYiQ5O-FlwhYG9S8BgBtb4Lp-IDPlKLiQtsApy_9mVf0K9kxTs3Eqx2n07dJq6_MEBo665SLeSt7O4L-vRenkFHSOK80irSWXkPatu1Ga8OzM7hiqHYhAgavAMImj/s320/100_1388.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Initially I wanted to make a basket weave around the cake to make it look like a basket of flowers, but I was forced to change the design of the cake due to unforeseen circumstances...<br />
The flowers turned out pretty well, I was pleased with them.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8L3k-g-a1Jc/TrWxGEbN0sI/AAAAAAAAAfE/aLFbqV0AVmI/s1600/100_1382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8L3k-g-a1Jc/TrWxGEbN0sI/AAAAAAAAAfE/aLFbqV0AVmI/s320/100_1382.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Never made carnations before but I think they look great for the first time! They are pretty easy to make, I followed this tutorial from YouTube:<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/5Zq0vKjAsjc">http://youtu.be/5Zq0vKjAsjc</a><br />
Although I did not use any stamens, my 3-row-petals carnations are realistic (in my opinion).<br />
And a tasty section image for all of you:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zrPB1bLIQps/TrW9bWoDqWI/AAAAAAAAAfU/S4al0qabf2E/s1600/100_1394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zrPB1bLIQps/TrW9bWoDqWI/AAAAAAAAAfU/S4al0qabf2E/s320/100_1394.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-36828463699090996732011-10-24T00:23:00.000-04:002011-10-24T00:23:12.187-04:0080th birthday cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qyThiTeh3A8kZeixRfMz9pQ4cpCzXUWR_KiMlUUHi6FybphtP3bQSh_DLGLAgNhNRl87YsRN0yzGnNRu35dsoU-E6HIkuuQwP5pkE15fWFoNEGC7lYlbj5hIQPDBVzWJWFIP4K2O3-FQ/s1600/100_1319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qyThiTeh3A8kZeixRfMz9pQ4cpCzXUWR_KiMlUUHi6FybphtP3bQSh_DLGLAgNhNRl87YsRN0yzGnNRu35dsoU-E6HIkuuQwP5pkE15fWFoNEGC7lYlbj5hIQPDBVzWJWFIP4K2O3-FQ/s320/100_1319.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I made this cake for a man who turned 80 years old on Sunday.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-niaq8gNav08/TqTm7QhdZOI/AAAAAAAAAUA/3i7CzF6ygOk/s1600/100_1318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-niaq8gNav08/TqTm7QhdZOI/AAAAAAAAAUA/3i7CzF6ygOk/s320/100_1318.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Actually it was a Boston Cream Pie (by request) with a twist - I made it as a 2 tier cake, covered it entirely with chocolate ganache (instead of leaving the sides open), and piped some whipped dark chocolate ganache.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BM8BbWukld8/TqTm-_q-xaI/AAAAAAAAAUI/gKzOI6NXUcc/s1600/100_1321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BM8BbWukld8/TqTm-_q-xaI/AAAAAAAAAUI/gKzOI6NXUcc/s320/100_1321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0sfVh4Farss/TqTn3KAVGaI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/ReFvO-s5jI8/s1600/100_1320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0sfVh4Farss/TqTn3KAVGaI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/ReFvO-s5jI8/s320/100_1320.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> No chocolate roses this time because I did not want the birthday cake to be misunderstood and interpreted as a "go away, you've lived enough" message...Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-11404043950326238822011-10-14T00:14:00.003-04:002011-10-22T02:42:54.316-04:00Boston Cream Pie for LisaJim, my dental lab boss, asked me a while ago if I could make a "Boston cream pie" when his wife's birthday comes around because that's her favorite cake. Of course I obliged, Jim and Lissa are two of my favorite people I know. Although they are married for more than 25 years, Jim still refers to Lissa as "my lovely bride"... how sweet is that?<br />
Traditionally called a pie because the layers were originally baked in pie plates, this is really a 2- layer cake (it may be made with sponge cake or plain butter cake). I made it with sponge cake, filled it with pastry cream, topped with dark chocolate ganache, and to make it look a bit more festive than a regular Boston cream pie I made a few candy clay roses (also made with dark chocolate).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2ohYUHe9ANc/TpexKbcQTSI/AAAAAAAAASo/4IXEKW0cyWA/s1600/100_1305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2ohYUHe9ANc/TpexKbcQTSI/AAAAAAAAASo/4IXEKW0cyWA/s320/100_1305.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A darker photo for you, I really have to learn how to properly use my camera! Sorry...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zkUGHq3NEiI/TpexQXCEx3I/AAAAAAAAASw/ttxsRIH2-O0/s1600/100_1308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zkUGHq3NEiI/TpexQXCEx3I/AAAAAAAAASw/ttxsRIH2-O0/s320/100_1308.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The miniature roses were made using this very simple technique I've found on YouTube: <a href="http://youtu.be/Rc_A2CgKKM8">http://youtu.be/Rc_A2CgKKM8</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://3.gvt0.com/vi/Rc_A2CgKKM8/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rc_A2CgKKM8&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rc_A2CgKKM8&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div> I have used this technique before on candy clay (see the roses on Nirali's birthday cake that I've made in Dec. 2010)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JgfaIQySwpY/TpexSvuJ_pI/AAAAAAAAAS4/snzpRcy5eJg/s1600/100_1309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JgfaIQySwpY/TpexSvuJ_pI/AAAAAAAAAS4/snzpRcy5eJg/s320/100_1309.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> My chocolate roses, waiting patiently on a plate, ready to be placed on the cake.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7I9u1raNI4/TpexW6xikII/AAAAAAAAATA/orPUIGSIShA/s1600/100_1310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7I9u1raNI4/TpexW6xikII/AAAAAAAAATA/orPUIGSIShA/s320/100_1310.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Same thing from a different angle...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOgqcXkNlZ4/TpexZOj3FGI/AAAAAAAAATI/yP0Dy0ndZHc/s1600/100_1311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOgqcXkNlZ4/TpexZOj3FGI/AAAAAAAAATI/yP0Dy0ndZHc/s320/100_1311.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I decided to brush them with gold luster dust (edible, of course!).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TWeTJXN9E6k/TpexfQE1aNI/AAAAAAAAATQ/amvlPgCtu9Y/s1600/100_1312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TWeTJXN9E6k/TpexfQE1aNI/AAAAAAAAATQ/amvlPgCtu9Y/s320/100_1312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Also made a baby cake for myself... I had to taste the cake before delivery, right? ha ha ha<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cdJri_DfdBg/Tpexi_SOxQI/AAAAAAAAATY/QN_zQeqegc0/s1600/100_1314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cdJri_DfdBg/Tpexi_SOxQI/AAAAAAAAATY/QN_zQeqegc0/s320/100_1314.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Perhaps I should have let the ganache to cool (and thicken) more so it doesn't pool at the base of the cake... Oh well, one can never have too much chocolate....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4zf5lbr6p1g/Tpexmvoy8sI/AAAAAAAAATg/M8AmDY6tfho/s1600/100_1316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4zf5lbr6p1g/Tpexmvoy8sI/AAAAAAAAATg/M8AmDY6tfho/s320/100_1316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> And a view from the top:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IfKx7jYhyTI/TpIh9DCpZyI/AAAAAAAAASQ/ZosjpjOAlVE/s1600/100_1299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IfKx7jYhyTI/TpIh9DCpZyI/AAAAAAAAASQ/ZosjpjOAlVE/s320/100_1299.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here are some close-ups of the decorations for the desk top, some of them were still drying:<br />
The red coffee mug has "Bosnia" written on it because Dr. Vahid was born and raised there. The white coffee mug and the two red file folders (or books?) have written on them T.P.I. (Troy Polymers ,Inc.) and U.R. (Una River) - these are two companies founded by Dr. Vahid and his wife Dr. Aisa (they both have the Ph.D. in chemistry).<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-13s_MH2lTXg/TpIYF6yIryI/AAAAAAAAAPw/hgXVbc8Q0yA/s1600/100_1277.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-13s_MH2lTXg/TpIYF6yIryI/AAAAAAAAAPw/hgXVbc8Q0yA/s320/100_1277.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-40tfz8l_mRM/TpIYGia5K7I/AAAAAAAAAQA/5DdYWH9lDlk/s1600/100_1280.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-40tfz8l_mRM/TpIYGia5K7I/AAAAAAAAAQA/5DdYWH9lDlk/s320/100_1280.JPG" /></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AUqfUcmV8Oo/TpIYHUdP5rI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/CCgBmtSL6WE/s1600/100_1282.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AUqfUcmV8Oo/TpIYHUdP5rI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/CCgBmtSL6WE/s320/100_1282.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X96C45Bqwc8/TpIYIR6ZWkI/AAAAAAAAAQg/ZQzH51Chyjw/s1600/100_1284.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X96C45Bqwc8/TpIYIR6ZWkI/AAAAAAAAAQg/ZQzH51Chyjw/s320/100_1284.JPG" /></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TJ_H4rbymU0/TpIYIuqA8JI/AAAAAAAAAQo/bkuJAksJJf4/s1600/100_1285.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TJ_H4rbymU0/TpIYIuqA8JI/AAAAAAAAAQo/bkuJAksJJf4/s320/100_1285.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D3Ksz_84My8/TpIYKhABaUI/AAAAAAAAARI/7heTw7OiG24/s1600/100_1289.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D3Ksz_84My8/TpIYKhABaUI/AAAAAAAAARI/7heTw7OiG24/s320/100_1289.JPG" /></a><br />
Thursday, late at night, the figurine was still very soft, I had to support it with my hand next to the cake,<br />
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I was afraid it will not be dry by Friday morning when I took the cake to work...<br />
<b>All the decorations for the desk have a meaning, I did not make them at random! Dr. Vahid loves coffee so I made three coffee mugs not just one... He collects teddy bears and keeps one of them (nicknamed "grumpy grandpa") in his office, and I remembered that... A couple of months ago Dr. Vahid said he doesn't need a birthday cake, a car would suffice - so I made a tiny car for him...</b> I hope he did not mean a real car!! ha ha ha <br />
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By Friday morning the gum paste figurine was not fully dry but was able to stand by itself next to the cake.<br />
Dr. Vahid is the one seated next to the table, smiling large...<br />
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The decorations not being glued to the cake allowed for them to be arranged any way we wanted, we kept playing with them... <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EiR8eJaaqrI/TpIqCbJlRVI/AAAAAAAAASg/1ORACVtSzIc/s1600/100_1303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EiR8eJaaqrI/TpIqCbJlRVI/AAAAAAAAASg/1ORACVtSzIc/s320/100_1303.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> My boss was so happy, he liked the cake so much that he decided to keep all the decorations in his office, they will be displayed on a dummy cake. See? They are all saved on the paper plate in the background...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-deCmxCLveCk/TpIqFEC1c_I/AAAAAAAAASk/dTDAxoCXn3k/s1600/100_1304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-deCmxCLveCk/TpIqFEC1c_I/AAAAAAAAASk/dTDAxoCXn3k/s320/100_1304.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The taste was not bad either, I made a blueberry cream filling.<br />
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The chocolate cake covered with daisies was for my friend Mariana, for her surprise birthday party. The double daisies were made with chocolate paste. So were the mice for my manager's birthday cake (his name is Sanin). Both cakes were very chocolate-y, absolutely delicious!<br />
I have seen this "Cheese and Mice" cake on Lily's blog <a href="http://lilysblog-lily.blogspot.com/2011/05/tort-soricei-si-cascavalcheese-and-mice.html">http://lilysblog-lily.blogspot.com/2011/05/tort-soricei-si-cascavalcheese-and-mice.html</a> , and I liked it a lot, I think is a fun and a cute cake.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fCclTl-WUs8/TokSIUZE8CI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ngbFJXx9LLM/s1600/100_0811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fCclTl-WUs8/TokSIUZE8CI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ngbFJXx9LLM/s320/100_0811.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> The "slice of cheese" was covered in chocolate paste.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pzII6FcUrK4/TokSpHhy3sI/AAAAAAAAAPE/l7t9LMI_zGk/s1600/100_0815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pzII6FcUrK4/TokSpHhy3sI/AAAAAAAAAPE/l7t9LMI_zGk/s320/100_0815.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> The "big piece of cheese" was covered fully in fondant, then I put chocolate paste where the "slice of cheese" was cut from.<br />
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I did not model the Batman figurine because I remembered the hideous babies I made for Anita's baby shower cake (my first fondant cake), did not want to make a "disabled" Batman, so I decided to play it safe and I purchased the figurine and the batmobile (both are made of plastic) from a cake supply store.<br />
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I was very proud of the idea I had: to make the lights on the Gotham city's buildings spell out the message "HAPPY BIRTHDAY SERIF!!" This idea would have been executed much better though using small yellow and black squares of gum paste glued to the buildings, instead of only yellow cut-out letters that were fragmented, to better portray the lit windows. Oh well, maybe next time...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4cezk_ZvgY/TokKqV-51AI/AAAAAAAAAOk/pYMTtDewhIQ/s1600/100_0802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4cezk_ZvgY/TokKqV-51AI/AAAAAAAAAOk/pYMTtDewhIQ/s320/100_0802.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> We all ate only the top tier of the cake.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2wRn76p7Llo/TokKvXvS3-I/AAAAAAAAAOo/MFTrSFQQ5pw/s1600/100_0803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2wRn76p7Llo/TokKvXvS3-I/AAAAAAAAAOo/MFTrSFQQ5pw/s320/100_0803.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> The bottom tier looked good by itself especially after the plastic figurines were put on top of it, so Serif had his cake and ate it too!! ha ha ha ha<br />
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The idea for this cake comes from a joke at work... One day, the boss, a nice man in his early 60s, announced that he's going to be a dad again (his wife is also in her early 60s)! Wait... WHAT??? With a serious face he continues the announcement: I'm going to be a new dad to approximately 10,000 babies, most of them will be girls... (Aha! That means he purchased a few more families of bees.) His wife continued his joke saying that they registered at Kroger (grocery store) for granulated sugar only... (so they can feed the "babies" until they'll find pollen in nature). The joke was so funny (you had to be there, I guess) that I used it as the theme for this cake.<br />
First, I took some photos of a Kroger sugar bag and I cut out their logo from the bag.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OMfQ6VR_apY/TojyDUoMu8I/AAAAAAAAAMU/Y1vHj2O_wzc/s1600/100_0631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OMfQ6VR_apY/TojyDUoMu8I/AAAAAAAAAMU/Y1vHj2O_wzc/s320/100_0631.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> When I thought the cake is finished, I realized I made Sponge Bob somewhat "suicidal" by placing his belt on the shirt's collar instead of his trousers, huge mistake!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wC5MfvOUamE/Toj0PlNFTOI/AAAAAAAAAMg/jIwjmdFvgKk/s1600/100_0634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wC5MfvOUamE/Toj0PlNFTOI/AAAAAAAAAMg/jIwjmdFvgKk/s320/100_0634.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> All the accessories (arms and sleeves, eyes, mouth, nose, belt, necktie, etc) were made with gum paste.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G_9Yc6Btb90/TojndFe91RI/AAAAAAAAALo/rwxwF09jC0w/s1600/100_0593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G_9Yc6Btb90/TojndFe91RI/AAAAAAAAALo/rwxwF09jC0w/s320/100_0593.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Below you can see the bottom of the eggs - it keeps the cream filling inside the chocolate egg and gives stability to the finished product when put on a plate, basket arrangement or on a cake.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zAE1uuArPCs/Tojn84H8AiI/AAAAAAAAALs/u3cH71Eq_ZI/s1600/100_0594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zAE1uuArPCs/Tojn84H8AiI/AAAAAAAAALs/u3cH71Eq_ZI/s320/100_0594.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307901662366938773.post-7040386038831070302011-10-02T18:22:00.001-04:002011-10-03T00:49:12.745-04:00Baby shower cake - my first fondant cake! (April 09 - 2011)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my first cake covered in fondant! It turned out pretty well, not bad for the first time, I was pleased and my friend Anita (the mom-to-be) was happy (her daughter Lejla was born in June)...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JnXdL6FPLPo/TojddeNGG7I/AAAAAAAAAKk/Ul61mEaM-Pw/s1600/100_0552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JnXdL6FPLPo/TojddeNGG7I/AAAAAAAAAKk/Ul61mEaM-Pw/s320/100_0552.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The lack of experience prevented me from covering the cake with one sheet of fondant, I had to do it by pieces - first the sides and then the top.<br />
I made a pair of baby booties and a bib using gum paste as cake toppers but they were too big for the top tier of the cake, so I kept the top tier on the side...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--mYXKXoIB0M/Tojd9vUDu6I/AAAAAAAAAKo/h47et0dmJQU/s1600/100_0553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--mYXKXoIB0M/Tojd9vUDu6I/AAAAAAAAAKo/h47et0dmJQU/s320/100_0553.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I modeled two babies that looked oh, so bad!- that I decided to cover them with blankets... The good looking babies you see next to the smallest cake (the one that was meant initially as the top tier) are not edible, they were purchased by me.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D9_-f5BJ3LI/TojeCuTUm0I/AAAAAAAAAKw/3EsAF0_GAZ0/s1600/100_0555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D9_-f5BJ3LI/TojeCuTUm0I/AAAAAAAAAKw/3EsAF0_GAZ0/s320/100_0555.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QjdF43RwoJo/TojeFcZrNoI/AAAAAAAAAK0/5EI4kE6DvCk/s1600/100_0556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QjdF43RwoJo/TojeFcZrNoI/AAAAAAAAAK0/5EI4kE6DvCk/s320/100_0556.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>All around the cake there were 20 pairs of miniature baby shoes made with gum paste, they were very time consuming.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YO_PKI7EJ8E/TojhNkGbHYI/AAAAAAAAAK8/h0QMu9VDkSk/s1600/100_0558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YO_PKI7EJ8E/TojhNkGbHYI/AAAAAAAAAK8/h0QMu9VDkSk/s320/100_0558.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> The stitching tool and the extruder gun helped a lot for the sewing marks and for making the shoe laces and the bib's ribbon.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LuO8uaZKvs4/TojhRSwysdI/AAAAAAAAALA/V4bOPTc5zBo/s1600/100_0559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LuO8uaZKvs4/TojhRSwysdI/AAAAAAAAALA/V4bOPTc5zBo/s320/100_0559.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XxD6_1fhIR8/TojiRE1-OqI/AAAAAAAAALE/791a1o7eLx0/s1600/100_0560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XxD6_1fhIR8/TojiRE1-OqI/AAAAAAAAALE/791a1o7eLx0/s320/100_0560.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OgVopq_ECMY/TojiVjqCyaI/AAAAAAAAALI/qIDswnY-p-0/s1600/100_0561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OgVopq_ECMY/TojiVjqCyaI/AAAAAAAAALI/qIDswnY-p-0/s320/100_0561.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The big cake (the base) had champagne cream with raisins filling, I used Laura Laurentiu's recipe. Did not have a chance to take photos of the top parts (top tiers) of the cake which were filled with strawberry cream...Sandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123604451975590484noreply@blogger.com2