.....who didn't make anything for Halloween? I didn't even make cookies! The ones I made last year were for my DH's work and that was just because I wanted to do them.

NO ONE in my family is a cake eater so this is the time of year I really have a lull! I'm pretty sad about that too because I love the holidays and would love to do a holiday cake, especially Christmas! I'm so bummed!


Amy

well I made stuff this year but when I bake stuff either for practice or wanting to do something just because I take it to the homeless shelter they love it and to see the kids there smile is sooo worth it .. just an idea if u want to bake for the holidays
Lisa

Don't worry, cakemommy.

You can make a nice little cake just for you on Christmas.
Or call your friends and enjoy your small cake party.
I did my Ladies cake party last month and I had a great time.
Dont be sad.

Good Luck
Nitu

nope, not the only one!! didn't make anything either!!! i took a much needed break from decorating this past weekend!!!

i'll probably go crazy for xmas though!!

This is very good thing, Lisa!

Nitu

I didn't make anything either. Well I take that back. I had to decorate a cake for a girls birthday at work. (pink and green colors)I didn't want to decorate it in a Halloween theme. So last night I had to bake 2 square cakes, and a batch of brownies. Tonight I have to decorate the 2 cakes, make approx. 2-3 dz cookies, start on a homecoming garter for my daughters boyfriend. Wednesday decorate the cookies, and bake 60 cupcakes, and finish the homecoming garter. Thurday I have to decorate the cupcakes and package the cookies. The only thing my kids will eat from all this is the 1/2 pan of brownies. All the other items will be donated to my daughters school.
Next week only one cake...my daughters birthday cake, an easy earthquake cake. Yeah no decorating just bake and eat!

All this after I get home from work and 6pm.

me neither, and it was nice for that break!

Nope - me neither! I was a real Scrooge this year - for the first time ever I turned out the lights. Maybe because I overdid lunch. We had a huge potluck at work, and I was zonked!

Same here...I have been crawling around in my floor laying laminate flooring and painting and dragging furniture etc. around I even have my shop closed, we are remodeling my house. I am needing a cake fix bad!
We finished 3 rooms of my downstairs as of last night. only 6 more to go then we can start UPSTAIRS>>>
I am starting my contest cake this afternoon and taking a break from the house for a couple of days then back at it to get my downstairs finished so we can start putting up the Christmas stuff in a newly done home!

KayDay, I so hear you. We are renovating and have discovered some wiring problems. Everything is on hold and my dining room is full of things from our pantry and there are paint things every where. I did get a dishwasher installed!!!! YES, my first one!!!! But during this time no cakes, boo hoo. But to answer you cakemommy, nope you're not alone!

Ha,ha,ha...my sister called me a scrooge lastnight because I didn't turn my porch light on. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

I did have candy, but it was for me! My family jokes on me all the time for either being late or cheap!

I went to my first halloween costume party this past Friday night. I had a blast. Although, I found the pool table and hung out there all night fighting to keep my table!!

I did not do any halloween cakes or cookies - I was busy making my costume. I already have four cakes due for the same day in December. Three of those are freebies for events I'm going to. Advertising I tell ya! Three are red velvet and one will be some type of chocolate fudge.

I wound up making 10 dozen cupcakes for sons school party, sons work and hubbys work plus a 2 teir cake for a halloween birthday party. Oh and a batch of Brownies. Was really busy. At least I get a small break until thanksgiving.

Nope, not for my house, but had to do a Halloween sheet cake for a customer.

KayDay, I can feel your pain...had my house remodeled five years ago and had to move everything into storage and stayed with my sister and her family for four months.

I baked a cake to send in to work with my DH. I felt like experimenting so I made the Giant Ding Dong Cake.......my way of relating it to Halloween was the the kids ring your doorbell....Ding Dong..it's a stretch, I know!! LOL!!

Anyway...just to let you know it was a HUGE hit! Beware though...the creme filling calls for white sugar...don't try using regular sugar..very grainy, use powdered sugar!!

I didnt make anything this weekend either! The next 3 weeks I am crazy with cakes!

I didn't make anything for Halloween either. Too busy taking the kids around. Maybe next year.

I got to make my first 2 "big" cakes and 2 doz cupcakes for my daughter's class! I had so much fun! If you're have "cake baking DT's", make a cake for the local fire dept or police dept. I live in a small town and they are SO appreciative of everything...plus I get the free advertising ! I try to get something by to them a few times a year, but especially during the holidays. I like the idea of the homeless shelter too.

I didn't make anything this weekend either. We had fun taking our daughter around, but we did leave a bowl full of kit kats on our porch with the light on for kids to help themselves. Two weeks ago, my niece and nephew were over, and we made Halloween cookies by trying the no fail sugar cookies recipe with Toba Garrett's Glace Icing. We made them thick and chewey and they were a hit. I think I'll stick to this recipe form now on, and I'm also planning to use it for the upcoming holidays.
Emi

It's either feast or famine with me ... either I have way too many cakes to do or I have none.. I'm at the "none" stage right now lol .. I want to make a cake with fall leaves on it ... I think those are just beautiful!! I did make some petit fours this weekend.. some chocolate ganache and some white poured fondant ones.. they turned out well.. I'm taking them to work with me tomorrow to give them out in the building I work in .. I hope to get some orders for some I had fun making them

Nope.. I didn't make anything for Halloween this year either! Busy taking care of our parents. One just had surgery and DH mom need things done around the house. So I came home to take care of them for 10 days with out the kids!!! I miss them soooo much! I will see them late saturday eve. Next year they want soomething!! At least that is what they said!

WOW!


I didn't make anything! Nothing, nada! I just wanted to know if I was alone and I wasn't. Sounds like a lot of home makeovers going on and taking care of family.

I don't have school age children so I'm a SAHM! I just didn't have anyone place any orders. Sometimes I think people forget what I like to do. I do this as a hobby, an expensive one but a fun one. I do have three cakes for the middle of December! I have a Winter Navy Ball cake and a retirement cake. These are going to be huge cakes so I guess I need the rest now!!!

Thanks everyone for the encouragement!


Amy

Nope...not here either...
Just made a retirement cake ...nothing for halloween...have a birthday cake to make for next week...
That's about it..

I didn't do anything for Halloween either. I had minor surgery last week and just wasn't up to it. It's hard to get in the mood when there's not little ones around the house anyway.