Angry Birds

Happy, happy Friday!!  Today was one full, exhausting day!  Not only was it super busy at the donut shop, I also had a craft fair I was attending and selling at too!  It was pretty much non-stop from the moment I stepped into the donut shop until...well, until now, actually.  I am finally catching my first full breath for the day!  Anyways, I will be posting about the Union Tribune craft fair in another post.  Today's post is about Angry birds.  Ok, so, to tell you the truth, I still don't really know what angry birds are.  From what I can deduce, it looks like these birds get shot through the air.  That's about the extent of my knowledge of angry birds.  Yes, yes, I know..shameful, right?  Well, still, I think I was still able to pull off a decent angry bird cake with my limited knowledge!  Take a look!

My sweet friend Mai, had asked me do this cake for her.  The birds themselves are actually not that hard to make out of fondant!  I actually had a pretty fun time making this cake come together!  Although, the only problem I had was with that red one is, I made him too fat.  He kept toppling over the wooden log he's sitting on,  But finally, he (and the log) was dried enough for the red angry bird to sit on without too much tumbling!  Overall, I thought it was super cute.  Simple, but cute...exactly how I like it!  Enjoy, dear readers!  And look out for the next blog posts!!

Happy 90th Birthday Esther!

It's Saturday night, and instead of running buck wild in the heart of San Diego, I, Linda, decided that I should stay home and put a few blog posts under my belt!  (Okay, so it's not like I go buck wild any Saturdays of the month), in fact, going buck wild means staying up past 9pm...(still at home, of course).   Anyways, I am terribly sorry for the long lull in posts!  Almost a whole month!  It's been one roller coaster of craziness here in my little cake world.  I really think that there should be at least sixty hours to a day!  Yes, that's how busy it's been.  Seven days a week, almost thirteen hour days.  (Feel sorry for me yet?  Am I forgiven for writing no posts this last month?)  I hope so!  If not, I shall redeem myself with this fantastic post!

I was contacted to do an appetizer table for a 90th birthday party out in Dana Point a few weeks ago.  As you all know, I'm usually a sweets kind of gal, but I have dabbled in the savory side before too.  This was a super fun gig because I was able to be creative with the savory goods.  On the menu, I made a bacon wrapped chicken, filled with cream cheese and jalapenos, goat cheese tartlets with fig jam (my most favored appetizer from my graduation banquet meal!), mini puff pastry pizzas (which consisted of caramelized onions, tomatoes, goat and feta cheeses, topped with fresh basils), an assortment of fresh fruits and veggies, a cheese platter, sugared pears, mini fruit pies, cake and coffee service!  Of course I had quality controlled it before I brought it, and everything was just super yumm-o!  (Not that I'm biased or anything....) Check it out!

Happy birthday Esther!!  You don't look a day over 50!  I had a fantastic time with this event and hope everyone enjoyed the food and sweets!  And my dear readers, I sincerely apologize for having no new posts earlier than today.  I shall try my hardest to rectify this madness!  Until then!

Hugs and Kisses!