The Great Cake Disaster
SJ's birthday isn't until the 28th but we celebrated this weekend. My in-laws were visiting and they wanted to give him his presents. Any excuse for cake is fine in my book!
There is no place to buy a gluten-free cake in this area so I couldn't cheat and have somebody else do it.
See this lovely picture in the cookbook? This is how the cake was supposed to look. I only had to bake a 9 x 13 cake, cut it in certain shapes, stack it, frost it and VOILA!
Only it looked like this. The picture was taken just befoooooore it listed sideways. Toothpicks were not helping.
There is no place to buy a gluten-free cake in this area so I couldn't cheat and have somebody else do it.
See this lovely picture in the cookbook? This is how the cake was supposed to look. I only had to bake a 9 x 13 cake, cut it in certain shapes, stack it, frost it and VOILA!
Only it looked like this. The picture was taken just befoooooore it listed sideways. Toothpicks were not helping.
So I disassembeled the cake. In reality, it disassembled itself. I laid the pieces next to each other and then VOILA.
It's a handy dandy dirtbike track.
If anybody wants to contribute to the funds for my children's future therapy, I'll give you my paypal i.d.
posted by Caro at 5:44 PM
20 Comments:
Yummy NOW that's a cake..can I get a piece of the road and the danger sign on top, just in case I don't make it after eating it...the sign can be a warning to the cops--LOLOL
I like the dirt bike track! The cake looks yummy.
That's a cute idea and good for you for making it work. Good dirt cake is the mother of invention.
I love it! I bet SJ thought it was cool.
i say it looks yummy. my mom made me a garfield cake once. it rocked.
i also liked this dark chocolate carvel cake...i actually called the crunchy chocolate part "dirt" :)
Well a dirt bike track is much cooler than an airplane anyway! hehe
You are pretty imaginative to change it up like that. I would a just ditched the whole thing and started over....lol
works for me, hon. and you know the trick is that they just want the icing anyway - so the second design succeeds by adding to the surface area!
This is so funny! Kudos to you for at least trying, and then adjusting!
Good cake, good mom, good birthday!
Bob - It'll give you energy for running. :)
Bookworm - It tasted okay. Nobody seemed to mind eating it.
Emma - Mmmm, dirt cake.
Roxanne - Thanks. Putting a motorcycle on was his idea. He seemed happy.
Bearette - I used to love Garfield.
Chelle - I was too cheap to ditch it. :P
Bec - You are right about the icing. My son usually eats it and leaves the cake.
Cari- Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the post.
Paula - Thank you. He definitely enjoyed his presents.
Oh, I laughed, I admit I laughed. That was a great photo (especially the top one), not in the most flattering sense of the word I'm afraid... :)
I'm arranging for a fund-raising event in aid of your children for next week :)
Waspgoddess - It was quite pitiful, wasn't it!
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Both birthdays in a row!! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO BOTH!
I hve to say your cake was very creative....so I give u two thumbs up!
I love what you did with it!!
You're so creative,and I bet it was delish;) (I had cake too,carrot cake,hehehe)
I love making cakes for my kids.
I plan them months ahead of time and they never,ever turn out,lol. But I still try every year. I think I just like thinking of what could be,not what will be;p
Mary - Thanks for the thumbs up.
Ms. L. - You must be a frustrated artist too!
I'm going to call you Martha Stewart from now on.
Hey I've been there. Looks like you salvaged it pretty well. SUch a good mommy....
I love the taste of the gluten free cake and I am not a big cake fan. (maybe it aint gooey enough)
Anyway be sure to tell the bloggers what lovely quiet toys SJ received for his birthday. He an I had great fun with them but then I got to go home. The cake was cute and tasty and I think you are one of the most resourseful people I know.
That's exactly what happens to my cakes! You did a great salvage job, though. Great idea to turn it into something else - very inspired!
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