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post #46 of 80
8/12/11 at 8:57pm
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More great cakes! Dora is so fun and that dragon is stunning! Grandma...you did go a little crazy on the 1st birthday cake icon_smile.gif Did all that get eaten? It was a fun one. And that Eiffell Tower...I would be scared to attempt it...mine would be in a thousand pieces icon_smile.gif
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post #47 of 80
8/12/11 at 9:34pm
I love these cakes. All so beautiful! You people are so flipping talented!!

My labor of love was for my son's third birthday. I had just started cake decorating less than 2 months prior and bit off more than I could chew especially since I had promised my daughter a princess cake too (double birthday party) so I was running between cakes trying to get it done before they woke up. I know it is far from perfect but he loved it. That morning, he woke up, came downstairs rubbing his eyes and leaned in to kiss me good morning. When he saw the cake, his eyes were as big as saucers and he squealed, "You did it, MOMMY! It's Lightning!!!!". Then he hugged me and said it was the bestest cake ever. I teared up right there. I admit it. Complete ball of mush.

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2055117

The was the cake I made for my daughter (same night as the above cake).
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2055111
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post #48 of 80
8/12/11 at 10:15pm
Every cake I make is a labor of love .. I give ALL of my cakes away.. Friends, family , neighbors, even people I do not know: sorry they are big photos from photobucket:

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post #49 of 80
8/12/11 at 10:18pm
and more FREE cakes from me. I do my cakes as a hobby since I cannot bake them at home to sell them. Not allowed in the state where I live:

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post #50 of 80
8/12/11 at 11:24pm
WOW....TALENT APLENTY!!!!!! icon_smile.gif
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post #51 of 80
8/12/11 at 11:30pm
WOW!!!
fondantgrl - those are absolutely beautiful, I'm speechless. I wish I could do cakes like that!
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post #52 of 80
8/12/11 at 11:34pm
I just want to say thanks to ColeAlayne for starrting this thread as I really have enjoyed looking at all the amazing cakes people do out of love everyone is so talented icon_biggrin.gif
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post #53 of 80
8/12/11 at 11:55pm
Here's my labor of love. My sons wedding cake.
...talk about your childhood wishes, you can even eat the dishes!
"Come inside", said the bird to the mouse. I'll show you what there is in a treathouse.
(licensed and inspected home kitchen)
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...talk about your childhood wishes, you can even eat the dishes!
"Come inside", said the bird to the mouse. I'll show you what there is in a treathouse.
(licensed and inspected home kitchen)
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post #54 of 80
8/12/11 at 11:58pm
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...talk about your childhood wishes, you can even eat the dishes!
"Come inside", said the bird to the mouse. I'll show you what there is in a treathouse.
(licensed and inspected home kitchen)
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...talk about your childhood wishes, you can even eat the dishes!
"Come inside", said the bird to the mouse. I'll show you what there is in a treathouse.
(licensed and inspected home kitchen)
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post #55 of 80
8/12/11 at 11:58pm
My now 5 year old son loves Tom and Jerry and asked for the Tom and Jerry cake he saw in my Debbie Brown book. It was a challenge but how could I say no to him saying " I know you could do it." My husband helped by making Jerry for me out of fondant and I made Jerry out of RKT. He also suggested making Tom's eyes different and added whiskers to it (which made the cake extra special to me because he became involved). The cake bulged a little due to the fact that I used bettercreme which I later learned was a no no icon_smile.gif
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post #56 of 80
8/12/11 at 11:59pm
...sorry two tries is all I'm going to do this late at night! icon_cry.gif
...talk about your childhood wishes, you can even eat the dishes!
"Come inside", said the bird to the mouse. I'll show you what there is in a treathouse.
(licensed and inspected home kitchen)
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...talk about your childhood wishes, you can even eat the dishes!
"Come inside", said the bird to the mouse. I'll show you what there is in a treathouse.
(licensed and inspected home kitchen)
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post #57 of 80
8/13/11 at 12:02am
sorry can't seem to attach the picture icon_sad.gif
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post #58 of 80
8/13/11 at 12:17am
woaaaaaaaaaaooooooooooo theses cake are amazing. super great job
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post #59 of 80
8/13/11 at 1:46am
If you want a photo to show up in your post, here's how:

First upload the photo into an online photo site like Photobucket (getting a photobucket account is easy and FREE) then just copy the photo's image code (IMG Code) from photobucket and paste it into your post (on a line by itself, so it doesn't have any other text or punctuation against it). Then when you hit 'submit comment' the photo will display in the thread. Easy. thumbs_up.gif

Photobucket is here: http://photobucket.com/

I'm pretty sure you can also use Flickr like this too - just look for the image code (IMG code) and copy and paste it.

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post #60 of 80
8/13/11 at 6:15am
Most of my cakes are labors of love because they're done for friends/family/co-workers. I do usually get reimbursed for my cost, thankfully!
My best (worst?) labor of love was my very first cake- that I did for my wedding reception! I had no budget for cake, so it was either make my own or get one from Walmart (no!). I did several practice runs, and I figured I could do it. It was 3 tiers, wrapped in ribbon, with little vines and tiny flowers scattered around it. The decoating came out really well! However- we got married in July and I made the mistake of putting the cake in the fridge for a little while before transporting it in hot cars. Yeah. It was a bit melty when we got there, and the fondant was somewhat bubbly. It still looked ok, and people were impressed that I'd made it myself. But damn, it took me FOREVER. It tasted good, though! I wish I had a pic but only have a hard copy. One day I'll get around to scanning it in.
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