April 23, 2011

Firm as I was in my resolve to read only “real” books, the pages of which one can actually turn and smell and fold (gasp!), I am now ready to come out and confess that since February, I’ve crossed over to the “dark side” – the e-reader carryin’, e-book readin’ side.

It was love at first sight…and touch…and read.  My reading list continues to get longer.  I can’t wait to do a lot more reading when school’s finally out for the summer.  It’ll be hard to tell where the futon covers end and I start.  Hee hee.  More good times!

April 16, 2011

Check out my designer purses!…

So they’re made out of gumpaste, but I sure don’t mind!  Hee hee.  I was requested to make this cake as a surprise present to the milestone birthday celebrant (whom I don’t know personally).  The fabulous birthday girl happens to love anything “designer” so I thought this would make the perfect theme for her.  The gift giver loved the cake, which made more doubly happy.

I hope all this “practice” I’m getting baking and decorating cakes for friends leads to a successful future cake shop complete with store front complete with small business phone system and a coffee shop area. That will truly be a dream come true.

For more about this cake, click HERE.

April 15, 2011

Do any of the above mini cakes look the least bit familiar?  Please say they do!  These were so much fun to make!  All that’s missing are disney jewelry and these headless princesses are ready for a ball. Haha!  I made these mini cakes for use in a 3rd birthday princess cake ensemble.  The birthday girl loved the mini princess dresses and had no plans whatsoever of sharing them with anybody.  I wouldn’t!  Read more about these mini cakes HERE.

February 27, 2011

I was happy to see this young trees at the University of Santo Tomas “greenbelt”.  The narra tree is the Philippines’ national tree.  It is a hardwood and a much-coveted material for furniture making and house building many years ago.  It is now illegal to cut-down and truck the narra tree as the Philippines no longer enjoy a plentiful supply of the tree, no thanks to illegal logging.  It’s almost as rare as a  Black Diamond Engagement Ring…but I could be wrong.

April 3, 2010

Thanks to a dear friend, I was able to attend a special class on Flowers and Lace Points during the That Takes the Cake Sugar Art and Cake Show held in February.  This is me with my teacher, Chef Steven Stellingwerf…

It’s not everyday that I get to attend a class conducted by sugar artists of Chef Stellingwerf’s caliber.  He has authored two books!  This photo, along with the thousands more of memorable photos on my hard drive, are very well worth performing an online backup.

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