2D
My Favorite Pattern
by Gonzuela Bastarache @Gonzuela · submitted Aug 10, 2010 · 2010 contest
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Description
When I began thinking about entering a 2D cake into the Threadcakes competition I called my buddy Burton for advice and he said "Look, I don't even really know you; if you want to make a cake just go do it already and stop calling me constantly. I think this is bordering on stalking..." I took that to mean he was busy so I'll just check back with him later. So, with his words of encouragement I set about making my cake.
What was my point in even mentioning that whole little interaction? Because I like to try and impress people I don't know by dropping the names of other people I don't know - Sting, Kiss, Ivana Trump, Cher, Kim Cattral, Waylon Jennings, Bob Barker, The kid from the diaper commercial - have I impressed anyone yet? Because that took a lot of typing...No? How about this: Chuck Norris. Yeah I went there.
So I Chose "My Favorite Pattern" as my inspiration for this cake because I like ladybugs and polka dots almost as much as I like decaying and rotting zombie stuff. But seriously, what's cuter than ladybugs and flowers? Nothing. Well, except maybe a dozen babies wrapped in pink cotton candy and rainbows riding on the backs of unicorns. But realistically when are you ever going to see that happen?
I didn't want to just do flat polka dots on a flat cake so when I was sketching my design; to make it more interesting I decided to just stack some simple round cakes and added some flowers because flowers are always nice and I thought it would be fun to spend 9 hours of my life making teeny tiny little flowers until my fingers bleed.
Sometimes people always ask me what my best cake decorating advice and it's this: "Look Jerk, until you put a ring on my finger I am still technically single". Oopps, that was't it - (although, Ma Single Ladies, it IS advice you can take to the bank! Umm Hmmm!) - but back to cakes.. Oh yeah I remember now "experiment and have fun with your cakes and keep trying until you are happy with the end result!" Yeah, that's the right one...
So with that in mind I thought the stacked cake with just the flowers on top looked a little plain so I took the remaining cake tops I had cut off my cakes and made them wedge shaped and stuck them in between the cakes to crooked stack the tiers. I thought about covering them in fondant and making them pretty but I'm lazy and knew they'd be covered up pretty much by the flowers anyway and I really wanted to take a nap.
The cake itself is vegan - I stopped using eggs once I realized they came out of a chicken's bum - Hello, why didn't anyone warn me sooner???!! One of my friends suggested I use an egg substitute made from the mucus lining of a Llama's nose but I thought just plain old vinegar and baking soda was easier.
Right now we'll take a brief commercial break before we finish my ranintg..
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..and we're back!
Anyway I have nothing exciting to say about making the cake itself since it's the same stacked cake I'm sure everyone has tackled a million times. I baked 8", 6", 4" rounds and then covered them in buttercream and fondant. I didn't even bother to use any supports, because #1) I'm lazy and that would have been extra work and #2) I was giving it to friends of mine who were so happy I was giving them free cake that they would have accepted it even if it toppled over onto the floor and I threw the remnants into a doggy bag. Literally that's what they told me: "We'll eat the cake because it's free - even if it falls on the floor"... Because that's how my friends roll.
The middle cake slanted on an angle wasn't very stable and started to buckle after several minutes but it was after I got my photos so it wasn't an issue but I didn't tranport it like that since I was pretty confident that it would have toppled over without atleast a dowel holding it up so I just removed the cake wedges and flowers. My riends realy enjoyed the cake and were just glad it didn't taste like floor.
What was my point in even mentioning that whole little interaction? Because I like to try and impress people I don't know by dropping the names of other people I don't know - Sting, Kiss, Ivana Trump, Cher, Kim Cattral, Waylon Jennings, Bob Barker, The kid from the diaper commercial - have I impressed anyone yet? Because that took a lot of typing...No? How about this: Chuck Norris. Yeah I went there.
So I Chose "My Favorite Pattern" as my inspiration for this cake because I like ladybugs and polka dots almost as much as I like decaying and rotting zombie stuff. But seriously, what's cuter than ladybugs and flowers? Nothing. Well, except maybe a dozen babies wrapped in pink cotton candy and rainbows riding on the backs of unicorns. But realistically when are you ever going to see that happen?
I didn't want to just do flat polka dots on a flat cake so when I was sketching my design; to make it more interesting I decided to just stack some simple round cakes and added some flowers because flowers are always nice and I thought it would be fun to spend 9 hours of my life making teeny tiny little flowers until my fingers bleed.
Sometimes people always ask me what my best cake decorating advice and it's this: "Look Jerk, until you put a ring on my finger I am still technically single". Oopps, that was't it - (although, Ma Single Ladies, it IS advice you can take to the bank! Umm Hmmm!) - but back to cakes.. Oh yeah I remember now "experiment and have fun with your cakes and keep trying until you are happy with the end result!" Yeah, that's the right one...
So with that in mind I thought the stacked cake with just the flowers on top looked a little plain so I took the remaining cake tops I had cut off my cakes and made them wedge shaped and stuck them in between the cakes to crooked stack the tiers. I thought about covering them in fondant and making them pretty but I'm lazy and knew they'd be covered up pretty much by the flowers anyway and I really wanted to take a nap.
The cake itself is vegan - I stopped using eggs once I realized they came out of a chicken's bum - Hello, why didn't anyone warn me sooner???!! One of my friends suggested I use an egg substitute made from the mucus lining of a Llama's nose but I thought just plain old vinegar and baking soda was easier.
Right now we'll take a brief commercial break before we finish my ranintg..
This cake explanation was brought to you by Flaming Monkey Nostrils Deodorant... We know there are a lot of choices for flaming primates nortils deodorant out there, so we thank you for chosing Flaming Monkey Nostrils brand!
Remember: If your nostils aren't flaming then it's not "Flaming Monkey Nostrils"!
..and we're back!
Anyway I have nothing exciting to say about making the cake itself since it's the same stacked cake I'm sure everyone has tackled a million times. I baked 8", 6", 4" rounds and then covered them in buttercream and fondant. I didn't even bother to use any supports, because #1) I'm lazy and that would have been extra work and #2) I was giving it to friends of mine who were so happy I was giving them free cake that they would have accepted it even if it toppled over onto the floor and I threw the remnants into a doggy bag. Literally that's what they told me: "We'll eat the cake because it's free - even if it falls on the floor"... Because that's how my friends roll.
The middle cake slanted on an angle wasn't very stable and started to buckle after several minutes but it was after I got my photos so it wasn't an issue but I didn't tranport it like that since I was pretty confident that it would have toppled over without atleast a dowel holding it up so I just removed the cake wedges and flowers. My riends realy enjoyed the cake and were just glad it didn't taste like floor.
Baker’s site: facebook.com/kupkaketree
