ni hao, again!

first off, can I just say I sort of want to learn Mandarin now?
secondly, I know I said this was going to happen yesterday, but I had to go see monster trucks. so sue me...

anyhow, CAAAAKE! honestly there's not really too much to write about these bad boys, since I did a bit of an intro friday night. they were super fun to make, and not nearly as melt-down inducing as some other cake projects I've embarked upon.

first, the cupcakes... these were more an accessory to the cake, but just as yummy!


then the actual cake-the frosting ended up getting a little crackle-y in some places, which kind of bummed me out, but I think it still turned out pretty cute... even though I made Kai-lan look like she ate a few too many donuts before her big appearance on cake... haha.






close-up shot... it'd been a while since I've exercised my frosting drawing skillzzz, but I think it turned out ok.
















the most important thing, though is that the "client" is happy. judging by her little excited smile, I think it all worked out.

ni hao, cupcakes

ok, so I'm baking up a new post. this next one is gonna be a little more about a big cake, but there will be cupcakes! oh there will...

I'm making a cake and accompanying cupcakes for a 3 year old's birthday tomorrow. little kid cakes are the best! they're so much fun. anyway, so the theme is:


it should be fun. I'll have an update and pictures tomorrow.

also- tonight I did some cakesperimentation. aaaand it was kind of an epic fail. I don't use that phrase loosely. it was rough. one of my favorite things is making cupcakes with pop (or soda, for you non-midwesterners). it's suuuper, super easy and really delicious. well, it's easy with boxed cake mix. I decided I was going to be adventurous and see if I could make them with a from-scratch mix... hahaha oh man. it was a big mess. I wasn't even mad about it so much as it was kind of just hilarious how ridiculous it turned out. what's that? you want proof? ok, I'll provide tonight's entertainment...

umm, yeah... so hey at least I learned something! that didn't work! I'll keep trying though. I can't take over the world by giving up on easy cupcakes. maybe I'll try out making cake balls or something... maybe. orrrr just go the more barbaric route and scrape them out of the pan and eat them with my hands. only time will tell, really.

well that's it for me tonight, just wanted to check in. see you tomorrow- with ACTUAL cupcakes.