Cake Challenge 2010
After last year’s birthday cakes, Mika and Tobin are under the impression i can bake anything they dream up. This year, Tobin wouldn’t let go of his wish to have a digger cake – with every part of it edible. Way to get myself into trouble!
I researched online and found a few pointers (mini donuts as wheels!), but my original plan to do a simple gingerbread-house-type construction out of Graham crackers failed miserably. The only parts that didn’t crumble were the shovel and the cabin, so i had to construct the vehicle’s body out of a pound cake and yellow fondant after all. “Crashing” the digger into the main (dirt & grass) cake: priceless.
(I don’t understand how people can make a living off of theme cakes though … this is way too tedious an activity to pursue more than once – or twice – a year!)
Posted in Crafts, Daily Musings
jeeun responded on October 26th, 2010 at 4:02 am
wow, it’s completely fabulous!! you’re wasted ninja! and the traffic cone candles are icing on the cake.
Joe responded on October 26th, 2010 at 7:45 am
Totally amazing!
sooki responded on October 26th, 2010 at 11:06 am
Ninja, if you only lived closer i would ask you for help for Lukas’ dol cake:P
ninja responded on October 28th, 2010 at 8:34 am
Juni-June … i am pretty sure the next cake (for Mika’s Birthday in November) will not be such a complicated endeavor – rather a colorful version of your trusty strawberry shortcake. It has been one of my all time favorite recipes since you taught Sabine and me how to bake it for Sooki’s birthday: http://ninjette.com/htaccess2/sooki
Fanny responded on October 28th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Wow… I am speechless…
wendy responded on October 30th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
cynthia responded on November 1st, 2010 at 10:03 am
Ninjette, I have literally been pulling people over to the computer to show them this cake, Rose (our nanny), My In-Laws and colleagues all are totally amazed.