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Was too busy today to put a full post together, sorry. Worked on stuff for the Day of Sharing and Gummy class most of the day.
But I stumbled across more atypical Fathers’ Day stuff: Lola’s Cake posted some great dad’s hobby cupcakes on Flickr. Via Cupcakes Take The Cake.
I love that they’re miniatures, that they can be customized to suit any dad’s interests, and that they’re adorable!
Today on Quick Bites: it’s National Doughnut Day! Aside from the fact that many doughnut stores are offering freebies today, here are some fun doughnut links:
- A cute little doughnut cake, baker unknown but spotted on GirlyBubble.com.
- A Homer Simpson Doughnut Cake. Not sure who the decorator is as it appears in a photostream from a show. And of course there’s always Browen Webber’s Simpsons cake on Food Network Challenge.
- I found a lot of stacks of doughnuts that were meant to be cakes of sorts, but none of those compare to this World Record attempt or Krispy Kreme’s 65th Birthday Doughnut Cake.
- The Party Animal Blog shows you how to make a Donut Robot Birthday Cake.
Do you have a favourite doughnut recipe? I don’t, but I do have a tutorial on how to knit a torus, which is sort of close. You could make an elongated version of the icing from this cupcake pattern and stitch it on the doughnut. Then you could always have a doughnut around whenever you want it, calorie-free. Yay!
Today on Quick Bites: Memorial Day cakes that do not use strawberries and blueberries to make a US flag. That’s what half the internet will show you today, but at Capital Confectioners, we like to be topical and different at the same time!
- US flag cakes are fairly common, especially on Memorial Day, but this one by Spring Lake Cake is very classy and elegant the way it translates the stripes into a bow atop a rich blue background with nicely-placed white stars. Even the surrounding cupcakes come across as respectful accents.
- Kim C. (no relation to me but I dig her name!) posted three Memorial Day cake ball ideas: arranged as a flag, sprinkles, and drizzled. She’s also got some adorable Navy-themed cupcakes.
- If you want to add some flag flair to you Memorial Day cake stand, or save it for the 4th of July later, check out these simple directions by Better Homes and Gardens. Also works for Bastille Day, Australia Day, or any other day celebrated by a nation with a red, white, and blue flag. Or use different coloured streamers to suit your needs. It’s all good! Via CraftGossip
- Need to put together a quick cake for a pool party today? Got some candies on hand? Go for this easy and cute pool cake from Taste of Home. If you’re just hanging at home with the kids, get them involved and use it as an excuse to use up some of that leftover Easter candy to make your own version. Or if you’re like me and limit your kids’ candy, you might even have a stockpile going back to Halloween. Make a multi-holiday pool-party extravaganza cake and enjoy the day with creative cakey fun!
Today on Quick bites:
- Linzy from Flour & Sugar Thoughts guest blogs on SweetSugarBelle to show you how to colour your own dragees and then mount them on a fun flower.
- I learned in ceramics class that if you’re going to cover something in black, you’d better do it right since black shows flaws more than white. Similarly, shiny shows more flaws than matte. So I’m quite impressed by this gorgeous shiny black cake with fantastic blue paisley accents by Bee’s Cake Design.
- Finally, make some cute turtle cupcakes with these tips from Sweetopia. Via CraftGossip
Today on Quick Bites we’ve got a theme of buttercream!
- Check out Rosebud Cakes’ amazing Crazy Rabbit and Scooby Doo cakes which appear to be all buttercream (or at least something spreadable). Via Between The Pages on Twitter.
- Marsha Winbeckler shares tips on getting a super-smooth buttercream cake in this YouTube video. The cake recipe referenced in the video is here: Winbeckler’s French Vanilla Sour Cream Cake.
- Rochelle Walters shares her Rolled Buttercream recipe as seen on her Shocking Lime Wedding Cake.
If these cakes have made you hungry, a new baker in Round Rock is enlisting taste-testers! Sign up here!
As seen on CakeWrecks’ Sunday Sweets on May 15, 2011, check out this gorgeous cake made to look like bunched asparagus:
Asaragus Cake by Sweetapolita
This work of art is by Sweetapolita, who graciously shares in-production photos as well as recipes here. The story behind the cake’s inspiration is as sweet as the dessert itself.
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