I have a book full of inspiring cake designs. Each year I hand it to my two children just before their birthday. One day I hope they'll ask for the Sandcastle cake that's coated in realistic looking crushed Digestive biscuits. They look through every single one and then ask for the Chocolate Hedgehog Cake. Again.
I suppose I should be flattered, but I don't get any better at them and each time they come out looking highly comical and COATED in chocolate buttercream and Cadbury's Flakes. I baked the sponges in two sizes of pudding basins - they took ages to cook, but were actually pretty good sponges. OK, so hedgehog, porcupine, possum? What is he? Funny looking critter. And a blurred picture.
Recently found a hilarious Jane Asher cake book with some truly weird cakes - a cake that looks exactly like a cabbage.
One that has been intricately carved to look like a bowl of Cornflakes with milk. (No one has been stupid enough to make that so I can't steal a picture of that one - but just try imagining a bowl of cornflakes. As a cake.) I'm simply not trying hard enough. As I'm sure Jane would say, 'Hedgehog, Shmedghog'
And this is what he should have looked like:
Can you spot the difference?
I suppose I should be flattered, but I don't get any better at them and each time they come out looking highly comical and COATED in chocolate buttercream and Cadbury's Flakes. I baked the sponges in two sizes of pudding basins - they took ages to cook, but were actually pretty good sponges. OK, so hedgehog, porcupine, possum? What is he? Funny looking critter. And a blurred picture.
Recently found a hilarious Jane Asher cake book with some truly weird cakes - a cake that looks exactly like a cabbage.
One that has been intricately carved to look like a bowl of Cornflakes with milk. (No one has been stupid enough to make that so I can't steal a picture of that one - but just try imagining a bowl of cornflakes. As a cake.) I'm simply not trying hard enough. As I'm sure Jane would say, 'Hedgehog, Shmedghog'
And this is what he should have looked like:
Can you spot the difference?
