2015-8-15 Jordans 5th BD cake(s)
The one on the right is the BD cake, while the one on the left is the backup if we run short! On both cakes, the bottom layer is a rich dark chocolate, with chocolate chips! The middle is German chocolate, and the top is a yellow cake, all layers filled with chocolate buttercream.
On the rt., graduated ombre buttercream, going from dark blue/green up through the purples into the pinks. All of the Ariel colors. Then sitting in front is the gumpaste plaque that I made of Ariel with 'Jordan', birthday girl, and on the base is more of the darker colored BC with multicolored sprinkles, what else, sprinkled on. And added to that is an array of different seashells & rocks, made of gumpaste, & flavored with rootbear, which is also used to give the brownish lines running throughout them. The cake board edging is covered with 'Fight like a Girl' ribbon, which she has to do because she has an older brother! lol The number '5' wax candle is the only thing not edible on this one.
The cake on the left Has a light crumb coat in a mixture of the colors left over from the first cake, just not mixed too well, so we can still see the variations in the colors once applied. You know, that 'under the sea' color. I also used the leftover colors from cake 1 to paint an array of plants & flowers going up the sides, with some white bubbles rising upward, here & there. The base is BC mimicking the ocean floor around the cake, with rocks, sea shells, and bits of broken slabs of rock, all made with GummyGel, as are the crab,& fish on the sides, and the hippo & turtles on the top. The cake topper, 2 poles with the 'Happy Birthday' banner are, of course, not edible. lol Finally, going around the top edge, also in GummyGel, is a banner that reads 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'. This one was in case we ran out of cake, but we only had 1 slice left! {:o))) They were narrow slices since they were so tall.
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Comment by Goreti on August 16, 2015 at 9:08pm
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looks good
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Comment by Bonnie Willey on August 16, 2015 at 8:48pm
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Hi Goreti!
The left overs of the original batch of BC, before adding all the colors as I needed them, in the amounts that I needed. I actually made 2 batches of BC, figured I would need that much, then kind of mixed them together as needed. The BC had sat out on the counter, covered with a damp cloth & plastic wrap overnight, then I just rewhipped it a little using my spatula, before applying to the cake. Probably why it cooperated with the design I wanted... SPIKES! lol
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Bonnie, the frosting on the cake for Jordan's actual birthday looks so yummy. What kind of frosting is it?
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Ho ho Sandra, thanks for coming to my defense, but it is not needed this time, he did not know about it, that was just something I decided to do to get rid of the rest of the cake. And have some more fun while doing so! The kids next door are moving into their new home tomorrow, they bought a home, so they, the kids, will be spending the day with me, to keep them out of the way. lol And they will make short work of this little cake!
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It IS AWESOME Goreti, for a tree house! lol
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That is was Betty, that it was!
This is about a year old, so he has done even more on it now, and it looks a lot better.
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Comment by Sandra Smiley on August 16, 2015 at 7:05pm
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........gggrrrrrr! That was ugly of Mike. I will give him the benefit of the doubt and believe that he was unaware of the second cake and additional gift (oh, I hope!). Sorry, sweet Bonnie.
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That tree house sounds awesome!
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Comment by Betty on August 16, 2015 at 6:37pm
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Sounds like a fun day and a fun place to have your reunion.
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I just got back from the family reunion, and it was standing room only, as usual. My brother has this humongous tree house, that they live in half the time! That is where we were today. He has a kitchen, & full bath, so has running water, and sewage disposal. And of course it has electric too. Gotta have that to run the TV, fridge, stove, etc... It even has AC! He even has an outside elevator for those not wanting to use the rather mini sized steps he has put on for the kids. I keep telling him that all the kids are growing up now, and that I am getting tired of walking sideways to go up them, they are that small! lol It is about 10 feet off the ground, and has a huge deck all the way around it, plus the entire top is one large deck also.
The only rain on my parade today, was that Mike & family did not show up, so I am stuck with the last BD cake, & present! For now! {:o)
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