In keeping with the spring weather that has descended on our part of the world, I made a cake on Sunday for a special occasion yesterday. Four rolled fondant trilliums at each corner and more fondant ropes around the base. The filling and icing were all dark Callebaut-based... I am completely addicted to it.
Click on the pictures for bigger versions. A real trillium:
A fondant trillium (photographed by a friend):
The complete cake:
Ready for the official cutting (photographed by a friend):
OH! And for doubting Captain Luke... here is my new NIV leather-bound bible (on the right) next to my old King James mother-of-pearl bound one on the left (which is well camouflagued by the white bedspread). Next... to actually start reading them. Gulp.
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Beautiful work on the cake. Very ,very elegant. I was thinking of the Bibles and its relation to cake..There is this cake pan shaped liked a big book( Bible). I have some crazy decorating ideas running around in the head and am contemplating buying it.
Suggestion: When you feel overwhelmed or lazy with the scriptures, go back to some cake creations like this or replicating nature as you have done , for a renewed inspiration.And when you complete the task , maybe serve up a big Bible shaped cake to celebrate!
Trilliums. When we first moved to our Puget Sound location (from Central NY) I was unfamiliar with Trilliums, ditto Stinging Nettles.
Now we find them growing wild on our property and that is always a delight.
Stinging Nettles ... that's a different story.
Wouldn't I love to have a slab of that cake right now! And it is absolutely gorgeous, too. You are amazing.
And how did I know that you would purchase a lovely NIV to make your reading pleasant? :)
Ooh - nice fondant flowers; that's the sort of arty stuff I can't do!
What's callebaut? Is it a type of chocolate?
Just open it up and read it, you big chicken. It is a very good book.
The cake is amazing! So are the fondant flowers! And the Bibles are beautiful! I'm still using a King James Bible that I got for my 13th birthday. As you can imagine, the pages are brittle and yellow and the leather cover is cracked and worn. But I love it anyway and don't want to give up all the notes I've scribbled inside. I might think twice if someone were to give me a gorgeous mother-of-pearl one, though! :)
I am so impressed - what a stunning cake, I love the way you decorated, simple and not over-adorned, always works best ; ) I would love a piece (or three!)
Coco: I think your suggestion is wonderful, esp the final cake!
Bill: Trilliums are magical when you come across a carpet of them in a silver birch copse, as I do most springs. I hear Puget Sound is magical too.
Willow: There's nothing like chocolate cake is there? My grandma made one for Sunday tea each week. I can still taste it - and have never had its equal.
Caked Crusader: Callebaut is indeed a very very good chocolate brand.
Captain Luke: Oh-cluck-kay.
Betsy and Kite: Next time I'll save you a piece. As for your bible, Betsy, I can imagine how personal that is. The first version of a book I love is always the one I treasure. I think that's why I love second-hand bookstores, for that loved-in feeling of the books.
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