I am not a good presenter of food. While my food tastes delicious I have not mastered the art of presentation, it can look a little scary at times... not to mention, so can I by the time I'm done cooking (I get a little carried away and often messy).
That fact makes birthday cakes a little difficult. I have tried to make creative fun cakes so many times in the past.... which have often looked downright frightening.
But THIS year.... I overcame my downfall of ugly cakes. Isaac asked me if I could make him a pirate cake for his birthday. I said "You bet, buddy. Anything you want." Jake raised an eyebrow and said "wow.. how are you going to do that, Mommy?" I shot him a look and said "GOOGLE!"
So I looked for several cakes and finally found one that I based my creation off of, that ends up looking cool with very little work - which means very few ways I can screw it up. :-)
I took a lot of pictures from many angles to relish my piece of art after it was savored by everyone tonight :-)
And I must share... since I am so proud of myself. After many, many, many failed attempts..... SUCCESS!!!
I was rewarded by the birthday boy telling me that it was the coolest cake ever!
Never give up!
4 comments:
Aww -- you must have wanted to cry when he said that! How precious!
And it IS an awfully fun birthday cake/display. Any little boy would love it.
...but I confess to looking past your cake in order to catch every glimpse I could of your house. I love to see where people live! :)
It is true - one of the coolest cakes ever! What little boy's eyes wouldn't light up? Good work, Mama!
you did a great job! i don't think i would of wanted anyone to eat it :)
missy
Awesome! (I, too, stink with cakes...)
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