cake this week (part 1)

I've never before done back-to-back cakes, but it was nice to simply give in to the sugar that overran my kitchen this week...no use cleaning up yet.

Yesterday, I had the chance to meet Lisa (Kelly's good friend from Oregon) and join with her cute sistas & friends for a Favorite Things party.  Lisa has always been a cake fan, so I made this in honor of her visit and the gathering in general.  Their invitations said, "brown paper packages tied up with string", so I turned the phrase into cake (minus the string...ran out of fondant after covering the "packages" and I wasn't about to make more, so ribbon seemed a fine substitute).  

The packages looked a bit plain, so I borrowed stamps from a scrapbooking neighbor and experimented with food color stamping on fondant.  The key is to paint the gel food coloring directly onto the upraised part of the stamp.  The bad news:  black food color gel will turn your (or your neighbor's - no prejudice here) clear stamps pink. 

Forgive my picture conceit.  When your art is edible, it must be memorialized in pictures.  And I take many.

And now for tonight's cake:106 daisies are waiting their turn.  It's a big number birthday party - they've got to get fancy!

Comments

[Kay]

Amazing! Just plain amazing.

[Megan]

I think it's genius!

[sista #2]

This is Lisa - on Janae's account - Those package cakes were simply AMAZING! I am still in awe! (great breakfast too) - it was so over the top kind of you to create such beauty for us! We loved it! So fun to meet you in person! You are beautiful and so fun to be with! Thank you again for coming and making the night extra fun by sharing your amazing talent!
....I had NO idea you were doing cakes back to back! Holy cow!!!

[Marie]

That was CAKE? I was totally thinking you wrapped the cake up inside a package. No, of course not. You are Amy, Cake Magician Extrodinaire. They were brilliant.

And I am very curious about the very elaborate cake I see you are getting ready for.

[Kelly]

I honestly think your photos (while lovely) do not do them quite justice. And now that means I want to see every cake you've ever made in person (why don't we live next door again??). They were super cute, and tasted divine! I am just about to give into temptation and have a piece.

[Mandy]

That cake looks amazing! I am blown away by your creativity and talent!

[Neighbor Jane Payne]

Oh my goodness (do I start every comment on your blog about cakes with that?)! Incredible. One of my favorite things is seeing your cakes. I just plain ole love those packages.

[April]

Ah, Amy-san. Those are amazing. Really. You are sos clever and so talented. And I'm dying to see what you do with those flowers.

[Barb]

The stamps on the cake truly take the cake. Brilliant.

[Jill]

I gasped when I saw the postage on the cake! I never would have thought of such a glorious combination of mail and cake, I am in love!

[Loretta]

Girl, how I wish I had just a tiny bit of your talent and creativity! I wish I knew you in person. You are simply amazing. Maybe one day when I venture down to see my parents I'll be able to meet you then. And I can't wait to see pictures of the daisy cake!

[Tiffany]

True gems--what a perfect addition to the party! Wonderful, wonderful! (I love the "celebrate friendship".)

[Shanon]

You are so amazing! That is so cute. Too bad about the stamps but only since it isn't yours. So CUTE!!

[Mandi]

Okay, what was sista #2 talking about meeting you in person? Didn't we go to her house two years ago or so for a blogger favorite things party? Did she forget that? The cakes turned out fabulous - as we all knew they would. You are so creative! I am glad to have you around for my girls' cakes!!!

[michelle]

Amy. Seriously. I am speechless.

You are a wonder!