Today, almost the WHOLE day, was spent getting the birthday cake done for my granddaughter! I didn’t realize it would be such a project. It seemed pretty manageable, but wow, it took a long time to get all those little dots on there!
As of this writing it isn’t QUITE done, but I’ll show you where I am, as it is about time to publish. I’ll follow tomorrow with the completed cake. Really it just needs a bit of finish work – a ruffle around the sleeve and the trim around the bottom of the cake – you may not even be able to tell the difference.
I don’t know that decorating a child’s birthday cake can truly be classified as art, but I’ll tell you taking this:
and this:
and turning it into this:
is pretty rewarding, even if it can’t be called artistic. I can hardly wait for Hannah to see it. I think she will love!
It is art!! If don’t believe me just ask just ask Hannah! Very well done. I from experience that decorating a cake like that is very time consuming.It’s time well spent.
Thanks, Carol. It is absolutely time well spent!
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Like I have said before, your grandchildren are truly blessed – the cake is beyond amazing. It was my birthday today and my mom forgot! My son’s was November 11 and she forgot his, too. I can’t even understand how that could happen. Good to let the other art go – you did the better thing!
Thank you Kathleen! I really enjoy being able to do this for the kiddles. It is nothing I would ever do for money, just for love. They don’t know understand now how much love goes into them, but they will some day, and they’ll see the pictures long after I’m gone and know how much their Gaga loved them.
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This wonderful! Beautiful and looks tasty! And yeah, of course this is art!
Thank you, Thais! You guys are making this way too easy for me!
Wow! Great job and I’m sure she’ll love it.
Stay inspired!
Thanks, Michelle! She definitely will!
Definitely art… she won’t want to eat it!
No, believe me, she will! She knows there will be another one next year!
Now that looks like really cool yummy art! Fabulous job – happy aedm!
Thanks, Linda. Happy AEDM to you, too!
Wow, this looks amazing! My daughter would love it and I’m sure Hannah will too. Definitely a work of art!
Clare x
Thank you, Clare! You guys are so sweet and too easy to impress! =)
Of course it can be called artistic, this is amazing!!! She’ll be thrilled with this, thanks for sharing
You are quite welcome, Jenni. It was a nice break from canvases, especially for you guys!Thank you!
Janet,
You are the most amazing Grandma EVER! Are you kidding, I believe that is as artsy as you can get! What a beautiful job!! Just curious if there is a layer of handwritten paper under the frosting (this would make it a signature Janet Forrest!) I bet you were tempted!
Awesome job my friend!
Kris
No handwritten paper! Hahahahaha! Just aching hands from all the squeezing. I have tremendous appreciation for people who do this for a living. I’d charge $400 for a cake like that!
This looks truly amazing! A perfect piece of art.
At least it’s one that will taste good!
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It is truly a piece of art!
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You guys are so sweet to let me off the hook so easily. Creative, yes. Art? I don’t know that it rises to that level, but as long as it counts for this exercise I’m happy!
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glad it turned out so wonderfully and I am sure your granddaughter will LOVE it!!
Thank you, Debra! She will!
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Of course it’s art! You are one special grandmother!
Thank you, Linda. I appreciate all of you with your loose interpretations of what constitutes “art!”
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Fantastic job! What a lucky little girl, with such a creative g-ma!
Thank you, Sally. You’re seeing the pic, so I’m obviously pleased with it. She would have loved it even hadn’t turned out so well.
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Its gorgeous!!! Hannah will love it. Thank you so much.
Thanks, Honey…can hardly wait to see her face!
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Awwww! That is love! I remember making about 50 Big Bird cookies, all piped feathers, for my daughter’s pre-school class on her birthday. Your cake looks too beautiful to eat! Have a wonderful birthday celebration!
Sounds like we’re cut out of the same “artistically afflicted” cloth! I think the cake was easier than 50 cookies! Thank you!
I like baking too. Great art work! Fellow AED fan
Glad to hear it! Thanks for stopping by.
of course this is artistic and amazing and i don’t even have the words… wowwwwwww.
Wow! Thank you. So glad you like it!