Luau Birthday Cake

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Comment by June Kowalczyk on June 19, 2012 at 1:16pm

Ah.....

ALWAYS extra whip cream on the cake....Mmmmmmm

Comment by Lydia Beier on June 19, 2012 at 12:26pm

I actually did a whole liter and sent the rest in a cooler bag so they could pile it on as much as they wanted!

Comment by Katy Nott on June 19, 2012 at 12:20pm

lol - who would complain about the extra cream?  If it were my hubby he'd say - is there extra cream to go with this!  I made a black forest gateau with oodles of whipped cream and he still wanted double cream poured over his slice.

Comment by Lydia Beier on June 19, 2012 at 12:16pm

Thanks, Katy and Linda.  No, the cream is holding them in place.  I tried putting a toothpick in between two while they were still a little soft but it didn't work so well (that was to stick them in the cherries).  So I went with the halves around the outside and was happy with it.  They were a lot higher than the cake, but I don't think anyone complained about the extra cream.

Comment by Linda Wolff on June 19, 2012 at 8:45am

That turned out so cute! How clever! Did you end up using toothpicks inside to hold them up?

Comment by Katy Nott on June 19, 2012 at 8:42am

Oh yes Laurie - YOU DID IT!  Brilliant execution on the pineapples and it looks really yummy.

Comment by June Kowalczyk on June 19, 2012 at 7:46am

I didn't even notice it was crooked until you said something. The receiver was happy, & that's what counts. :o)

Comment by Lydia Beier on June 19, 2012 at 12:15am

Thanks, June.

The dark bits are crusted brown sugar.  We tried to flip it onto the board as straight as possible and failed.  We then tried to move it but of course it was still warm and it cracked a bit.  But she loved it anyway, crooked or not.  I tried to get a smaller board but this is all I could get on short notice.

Comment by June Kowalczyk on June 19, 2012 at 12:00am

Looks pretty good to me Laurie.  The pineapples turned out wonderful!!!  I would love a slice right now.

:o)