Fun in the Sun/The cake part 2

We're gunna ignore the fact that this was sposed to be posted however many weeks ago (you know, at the actually weekend in the pics) and just carry on like it happened this weekend just gone!!  

Any who, this is just one large photo dump of monkey bum!!  Trying to help daddy mow the lawns, at the park, and my second attempt at Lachys birthday cake!!

Looking for Daddy

Found him!! 'Look Daddy i'm helping!!'

'Why isn't mine making that noise??'

Taking a breather

At the park!! 'Check me out on the jungle gym dad!!'

Checking out the other kids hat

 

 

Yay, slide!!

Wahoo, new car!!

'I eat the car...om nom nom!'

Slide again!!

Ooops, possibly let go too soon!

And now because i know your all waiting for a good laugh after my first disaster, here is

 Cake number 2

Much improved on the last one for sure!!!

And the icing was AWESOME!!! Marshmallow fondant found here!!

 

This fondant was just like the real stuff! (not that i have even touched the other stuff in the cake icing process)  The finished product was alot closer to what i hope to achieve for monkeys birthday, i'm sure with a bit more time and practice il get it perfect!!...(my idea of perfect may be slightly warped)

Going, going....

Gone!  Off to the land of nod!!

This is the first time monkey's ever fallen asleep in his high chair (i think, my memories not the most reliable though!) His day was obviously far too exciting!! (I know the feeling, i really do!)

Anyway! Its well past my bedtime now, so im off!!

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life without Regret'

The Cake...

I truly don't like cake.  Sure il eat it occasionally, but if i had a choice fudge would win every time!!  This weekend i decided to attempt a practise run of the cake i want to make for Lachy's birthday in a couple of months!  It was in fact a friends idea (thanks Carena) and im so grateful to her for this suggestion, cause things did not go to plan!!

I got to try out a fancy mixer type thing for the first time, and apart from a few mishaps, i loved using it!!  I chose a chocolate cake recipe that i'd seen my friend use and this turned out well, then i watched a few YouTube videos to try and figure out how to make the 'Wonky Cake' that i so desired!!  My next mistake was to see a sponge cake as the perfect cake for a top layer, i mean, it's nice and light and wont likely sink so who wouldn't pick it!?

What didn't occur to me (and probably should'v) was how crumbly a sponge can be when cut, and my top layer needed a lot of cutting!!  Not to mention bits added on!!

Hubby was on hand for clean up duty...

So i layered and shaped and iced the bottom layer, and it turned out reasonably well!  Not the color i was trying to achieve but i didn't want to use more in case i coated everything with it.

The bottom layer was a disaster!!  The sponge was falling apart as i tried to shape it (Who knew sponge would crumble?!....Oh, Everyone??), then it stuck to the icing as i tried to ice it, and then the icing pulled the top layers off the sponge tier and nearly made me cry!!

The results...A square cake with a slightly munted mushroom on top.  (Please note, i was not trying to make any form of mushroom on this cake)

The moral of this story is, practise is a good thing....a really good thing!!  Attempting this was heaps of fun, but i think some more research is in the cards before my next attempt! Now if you'll excuse me i'm going to go and drown my failure with the Russian fudge i just whipped up!! :)

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life without Regret'