Birthday Cake!!

[melozburngr]

So the guy I'm dating (I guess?) turned 38 over the weekend, so I made him a birthday cake to celebrate! He is big into skateboarding, and he and his friends love to skate pools, so I thought, what better cake to make than an empty backyard swimming pool...

 

[Lizzie]

Whoa, that's awesome!

 

[nunu]

Very creative and it looks delicious!

 

[yodagirl]

OMG! That cake is freakin' awesome!

 

[mena22787]

wow! you did an amazing job!!

 

[frocher]

That's a fun cake! Great job.

 

[hhunt2]

Omg, how awesome! I used to make cakes back in the day!

You should have those finger boards on the cake.

 

[MACATTAK]

Hot damn this is cool!

 

[melozburngr]

it was hilarious- seeing a bunch of grown men staring at a cake for (no exaggeration) about 20 minutes... and all that escaped their mouth was "dude".

 

[glassy girl]

Wow u made that or did i read wrong that is a amazing cake!!

 

[laperle]

I want a large piece sent though the mail, please

It's super cool!

And the "(I guess?)" is so cute and common in our girl existences.

 

[aziajs]

Very cool.

 

[Brittni]

what are the trees made with? cool. colorful.

 

[melozburngr]

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Originally Posted by Brittni what are the trees made with? cool. colorful.

The trees are pretzel rods that I piped royal icing 'petals' over to simulate a palm tree trunk, and the leaves are just royal icing.

 

[melozburngr]

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Originally Posted by glassy girl Wow u made that or did i read wrong that is a amazing cake!!

lol, yeah, I made it- my friends all say that i missed my calling

 

[aziajs]

I saw one of the other cakes you made awhile ago. Can you post more pics of cakes you have made?

 

[GlossyAbby]

nice work!

 

[Brittni]

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Originally Posted by melozburngr The trees are pretzel rods that I piped royal icing 'petals' over to simulate a palm tree trunk, and the leaves are just royal icing.

That's so creative. What about the tree leaves? How do they stay up and not fall if they're just icing? Do you make fondant ever for your cakes? I really want to try that...I'm a HUGE cupcake decorator LOL Last year I made a big Halloween pumpkin patch with those little pumpkin candies and whatnot... and of course other too but yeah... can't wait for this yr!

 

[melozburngr]

Thank you!

royal icing is an icing that is just powdered sugar, meringue powder and water, it is stiffer, and dries rock hard, making it easier to make things like the palm tree leaves..

it is:

4 cups sifted pwdered sugar (1 pound)
6 tablespoons warm water
3 tablespoons meringue powder, beat until mixed on low, then beat on hi til peaks form and it is fluffy.

 

[melozburngr]

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Originally Posted by aziajs I saw one of the other cakes you made awhile ago. Can you post more pics of cakes you have made?

I would, but I dont make them very often. Apparently a few of his friends want me to make birthday cakes for their kids tho now

I also just started a sugar arts class (blown sugar, pulled sugar, poured sugar, etc) and will be making blown sugar orbs, roses, a showpiece, etc, so Ill be sure to post pics of that stuff!! THis is going to be my first class to learn how to do any of this stuff.. the rest Ive done is self-taught and trial and error.