Seeing Red...

So as promised I will share a few photos...that said, they don't look as bad in these photos but I promise it was bad! In fact my right hand is STILL red.

My flopped attempt at a bow...


The mess created by making the bow... (Permanent red counter, saved by Mr. Clean Eraser!)


And a picture of the culprit, my hand AND the counter...


Last night I started working on bow #2...I should get a picture... I was smart and decided to do a WHITE bow. Today I get started on a Hannah Montana cake. :) Off to bake now...

No bow...

So as I mentioned I was working with fondant for the first time. I was so proud of myself, everything seemed to be coming together nicely...until today...when the bow I've been working on totally broke... I'm not giving up, but I do need to figure out where I went wrong... I am sad though. I should take a picture of what I've got left.... It's pitiful. Not to mention my red hands!!!! Back to the drawing board.

Mouth full of heaven...

So someone posts an 'easy peasy' recipe for sugar cookies and of course I have to try it out. It makes a HUGE batch and let me tell you, they taste heavenly. It's suggested to roll them in colored sugar then plop a gumdrop in the center, but that's not my thing. Instead, I decorated a few for Paul to take to work.

Voila...


The cake I was scheduled to do for Paul this Wednesday isn't actually until next Wednesday...it puts a small kink into a few things but it should all work out in the end. Gives me time to concentrated on Hanah Montana! :)

Oh...I got my Cricut this weekend. L -O-V-E it. Seriously. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I'm going to have stuff cut out everywhere in my house! It's amazing. Ahhhh... must go play some more! :)

Caking it up...

So this week is going to be a busy one... at least in my kitchen it will be. I'm making two cakes for Friday. One is for Paul's office, they're having a Christmas pot luck... I was tossing and turning for 2 days over what I should make...rather, what type of CAKE I should make. :) It was either going to be an 8" circle ornament cake...an 8" circle wreath cake or a 9" square 'present' cake. The 9" square present cake won. It's actually going to be three tiered. All chocolate fudge. Mmmm. AND I'm taking this as a learning opportunity and am going to attempt to use fondant. :) I just finished making it (the fondant) it's now cooling in the fridge. After supper I'll attempt to 'dye' it... and we'll see what happens after that. I'm really excited though. I SO hope that it turns out. Practice makes perfect. And then later on this week I'm making a Hannah Montana cake for my friends daughter. That's another cake I've been all over the place with. I'm thinking it will be purple, with pink and blue accents. I will also be putting the 'logo' on the cake. Speaking of which...I need black food coloring. So busy busy. Hopefully I'll be back here in a few days boasting over my cake...if not...you know why. :) Happy Sunday!!!!!

Mmmm Mmmmm

So, I'm pretty sure it's safe to put this up now...we're visiting with Mom and Dad tomorrow and I baked Mom a birthday cake. It is a surprise so I don't want her to see it before then. Pretty sure she wouldn't be checking my blog between now and about 10am tomorrow morning. :)

So here it is... a red velvet cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, chocolate truffles and a few dollops of vanilla buttercream. Mmmm Mmmm. I can't wait to cut into that one!!!



I made a few cards tonight too and I just realized I didn't take any pics. DARN. They were cute to. I'd take them now but they're in sealed envelopes.

Anyways...it's late...I should be in bed. Early morning tomorrow. Nighty night!