Justin Flechsig's Highlighter Birthday Party

Someday I will master the art of making a glow-in-the-dark cake. With a lack of success in making a glowing cake at Justin Dressler's birthday last year, I didn't try again. Instead, I ignored the party theme.

At first, I was worried about the cake I was planning, but Justin is an easy-going guy. If anyone would be okay with this cake, it would be him. And in fact, he was more than okay with it!

I went to Thrifty Shopper and found two Pyrex bowls for a steal of $2 each! This was my first time baking a cake in Pyrex. It took a VERY long time to bake. I didn't know how much batter I would need, so made enough for two. Turns out one was just under what I needed, so I made mini cupcakes!

This cake was really simple to make after I figured out the Pyrex situation. The middle of the cakes were still a little gooey, so I scooped it out and replaced it with a creamy icing. Gross, but delicious. It was especially good because the cake was so thick, so the extra icing balanced that out.

 

I got the idea for nipples from this site. I used two of those large dot-like candies. I'm not sure what they're called. Sometimes they're spiced...

 

First layer of flowers

Final Product

Profile view so you can really see how big those nipples were!

details

Extra cupcakes

Me and the birthday boy!

Happy birthday, Justin!!

YUM :)

Sig's 22nd Birthday: It's a Jersey Thing

Well folks, it has been an awfully  l o n g  time since I have been given the opportunity to make a cake. It seems as though we are entering cake season, however, so get ready for cakes galore! Also, I am newly equipped with some cake decorating supplies and will no longer be working with ziplocs! Hooray, thanks, Mom!

There is one word I work by: inspiration.

The idea is to make a cake when inspired. Sig messed that up when (months ago) he requested a specific cake shape and decoration. I was torn. Who said I was making the cake? Sheesh... OK, I know, I know, I did. So do I give him what he wants and forget about my creativity?

The answer is "no". I decided for several reasons that I needed to create my own design. The most important reason was that I needed to make a cake worthy of this blog, otherwise there would be no point. Not that I make cakes to have a blog post, but I don't have blog posts for cakes I'm not challenged with.

Due to a lack of funding (sorry, Sig), I made this cake from the box. But don't fret, the icing will be homemade. That's the part that really matters unless you have a special flavor.

Here's what's on the menu: Orange cake with buttercream frosting à la VW GTI

If I have one piece of advice for you, it's make orange cake. It deserves more attention. Same goes for strawberry. I have never had cake eaten so quickly!

This cake was actually pretty easy to construct. I printed out a photo of the car's profile and pinned it to a two-layer rectangular cake. I made a platform for the body so the wheels had a place. Luckily Robert and I consistently forget to take out the recycles (three weeks and still going strong), so I had cardboard! I cut the cake using the picture as a guideline, iced and detailed and voilà!

I used up all my red food coloring in order to make this red not pink. It was pink when I finally gave up, but I think it set in after a bit and turned red!

Layer one on the platform. I later added two more for the front and rear ends so it didn't hang like this.

Pinned image. This was too wide so I had to cut off a bit of the side, so the cake was pretty small in the end.

See the pink tink? Maybe it was all in my head...

Viva paper towels work well to give the icing a smoother finish. The tires looked a little flat... more cardboard next time?

Rear end with "SIG" on the plate

V Dubbing, baby!

Sig and his new car! (He is dressed up for his Jersey Shore themed party.)

Cutting the cake! Happy Birthday, Sig!

For those who are curious, this was my Jersey getup! Beautiful if you ask me! :P