Thursday 6 March 2014

Let Them Eat Cake

Ever since the girls were five (Emily) and six (Helen) they have done the same thing with my bestie when she comes to visit. Make a cake, or more specifically - decorate a cake. This time was no exception. So, if you are on a sugar free Lent, look away now.


Four layers of chocolate cake sandwiched together with raspberry buttercream. Yes, real raspberry purée went into that there buttercream.

While this was being accomplished the girls were making and decorating flowers and little dragonflies, ladybugs and the like. (Me? I was sewing.)


Then there was the fondant or no fondant discussion. A compromise was reached.


And a cake of two halves created. Helen did the cascade of flowers on the side with fondant. Emily did the garden with lovely insects and flowers with our names written in them to show where our first slices were to be had on the buttercream. The result was a gorgeous cake I think.

Then we ate some.


There is lots left and I am happy to share.

Susan

31 comments:

  1. Yes please - I would LOVE a piece :) Looks so yummy!!!

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  2. So you lounged around and sewed while they cooked? Sounds good to me!

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  3. Oh what a shame I'm off cake for lent!! Looks amazing! Jxo

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  4. What a great cake. Perhaps a sugar coma per slice but still, I bet it tastes as good as it looks.

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  5. I'm still drooling and swimming as fast as I can to get there before it's gone. :-)

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  6. Swooooon.
    Those gals are mighty clever. This looks amazing.

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  7. Yummy....I love cake and that's one mighty fine looking cake!!!

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  8. Delicious and beautiful :)

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  9. Excellent...you know my address . Now post it on over because it looks FABULOUS!

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  10. You say you're happy to share safe in the knowledge that we're all this side of virtual reality. My that's generous of you! Seriously though, what an amazing cake! Well done girls and auntie F!

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  11. bloody hell - that's a cake and a half!

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  12. Uh - it looks delicious! They're very talented :)

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  13. That is so beautiful. More art than food, thought the food part looks amazing too. That is one HUGE cake.

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  14. so, so, so pretty and I am sure it tasted like heaven!

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  15. would your friend like to visit other parts of the uk? The cake looks yummy and I am sure the girls were on a high, and not just a sugar high

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  16. That's so cool for the girls to have that tradition. I'm so loving the air-brushed flowers, which is interesting as fondant isn't my thing at all.

    I'm sure it was delish...will have to just imagine it here...from my desk...with my crappy cup of lonely tea...

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  17. Wow!!! You've got my address - keep the cake for yourself and send me your friend and the girls, I'll nip to the shops for the raspberries!

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  18. Nom nom nom! I am a bit envious of the cake skills going down that is for sure!

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  19. Gorgeous cake, I would happily have apiece or two.

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  20. One word……WOW!!!!!!!!

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  21. If there is any left I'll send you my address. That looks so yummy. DS made cup cakes yesterday, also with pink icing, not quite as good unfortunately. I'll show him photos after school so he knows what to aim for ;)

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  22. Wow, really gorgeous! What talented daughters you have :) I bet it was delicious too!

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  23. What a beautiful looking cake! It's a work of art!

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  24. Looks amazing, I neeeeeeeeeed some of that cake!

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  25. What an amazing cake. Looks delicious!

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  26. *drool* especially as I have just given up sugar as of today!

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  27. Your friend is fabulous as are the girls! What about your cake skills? Aren't you supposed to becoming a cakemaker in exchange for that quilt your friend made?

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