June 26, 2010

I’ve been designing cakes for over a year now, a year-and-a-half to be exact.  But it wasn’t until last Saturday, when I mustered the courage to mold a character cake topper out of fondant.  Embarrassing as it is to admit, I usually just buy cake toppers to save me a lot of trouble, not to mention heartache.  Hee hee.  But there is always a first time and I’m glad I finally got to have a feel for fondant sculpting even if it were just a very small scale.

Meet Pikachu, one of the more famous Pokemon characters.  He does look like his mommy must have taken prenexa while pregnant with him (her?) as I may have made a Pikachu that’s a tad too heavy.  I am pleased nevertheless!  And I look forward to making more cake toppers out of fondant in the very near future. 

We’re staying put this summer, reserving more exciting travel (outside of Texas, that is!)  for the latter part of the year.  Nevertheless, we are enjoying and loving every bit of our STAYCATION.  I love that every now and then, we get wonderful surprises from Mother Nature herself!  Take this beautiful sight for example…

Well, hello, sunset!  How’s that for an outdoor fireplace?  I took this photos using hubby’s I-phone while driving home.  And we didn’t even have to spend a penny for this wonderful treat!

Cheers!