Ducky Who Couldn't Swim

Decorating By havenleigh Updated 14 Nov 2005 , 3:08am by cakefairy18

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havenleigh Posted 13 Nov 2005 , 6:34am
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I am fairly new to the decorating biz. This time though I just plain and simple screwed up. I got an order for a babyshower cake, specifically the bathtime ducky in the 2003 Wilton yearbook. icon_biggrin.gif The shower was for a friend's sister and would be on a Saturday. I started making the fondant bubbles and soap on Thursday. I baked the cakes early Friday morning and started decorating them late that evening due to prior obligations. Although I am a perfectionist and would say otherwise, everything was going well. I finished decorating, took pictures and called it a night. The next morning I asked our little girl if she had seen the finished cake, she said no so we went to take a look together. Lo and behold the duck was laying on the table. I could have cried icon_cry.gif but thanks to her I laughed. She said "it's still pretty and people will eat it; the ducky just couldn't swim." I decided to pull myself together and start over. My mother called to see how everything had gone and I gave her the sad news. She volunteered to bake the round cake for me so I could finish on time. Thank God for mommies!!!!!!!! What went wrong you ask??? I placed the duck on it's own cake board, stuck dowel rods in it, BUT forgot to stick the center one through the duck and into the round cake. I also forgot to put the dowel rods on the bottom cake. DOH!!! I was able to finish the cake in time for the shower, dowels and all. Thanks to my mommie of course. I am hoping I can upload this picture correctly as this is my first time posting one. icon_rolleyes.gif
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MrsMissey Posted 13 Nov 2005 , 12:50pm
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Wow..I feel for you! I think it was sweet what your daughter said...she was just tyring to look on the bright side! Glad to hear things worked out in the end...your cake is just adorable!!

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gibson Posted 13 Nov 2005 , 7:23pm
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Your cake is beautiful! Sorry to hear that the first one didn't "make" it! icon_sad.gif Well, if it wasn't for mistakes we wouldn't learn anything!
I just love what your daughter said, what a darling!

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Lemondrop Posted 14 Nov 2005 , 1:15am
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Your cake is beautiful & your daughter sounds like a sweetie!

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cakefairy18 Posted 14 Nov 2005 , 3:08am
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awww great job!!

so do u know why the first one flopped??

i'm always afraid that will happen with the stand up bear cakes...so far so good but..now that i heard your story, i would be afraid to look at it in the morning

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