Monday, 1 February 2010

I see why people take cake decorating classes

I wanted to decorate a cake and thought I'd make some sugar people for it. How hard could it be? I ordered some gum paste from Ebay and tonight my husband and I tried our hand at it.

It was so much harder than I thought it would be. My person looked like one of the aliens from Roswell, and Mel's attempt to make my face in gum paste came out like this:

It looks like a shrunken head. We laughed until we cried. I think I'll just order some people over the Internet instead of trying to do it myself.


PS
I just heard my Louisiana college friend, Jeanne, who lives in Paris is coming over to watch the New Orleans Saints play in the Superbowl on our TV. We'll be up until 4 am with the time difference. I have to go order some American junk food for the occasion.

4 comments:

Virginia said...

A simple solution: a Roswell-themed cake! Perhaps you should have some green faces too... :-)

Steve Borthwick said...

E, don't forget to record James Dobson's Superbowl ad.. you know, for the next time you need to evacuate your bowls in a hurry... ;)

bwj said...

Steve, I think with the junk dips she'll serve, the "bowls" will be quickly evacuated. Just ask Eliz about "Rotel Dip"---instant evacuator!:):)

Steve Borthwick said...

bwj, that's a relief, I hate the thought of a full bowl... ;0