Ziggy Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Hi there, You might (or not) remember I asked you if you would mind my copying your design for a cake... well here it is... It's a plain sponge cake which we made so they'd have something fun to eat while we had our traditional xmas pudding... the cake and icing were done (with some help, but not too much help) by my three elder daughters, aged 10, 8 and 5.... the smallest cake was done by the five year old, who would only agree to the 'round' shape her sisters wanted, rather than the square shape she wanted, if she could make her own... (there was a lot of political debate in the kitchen before we finally got to the action...) Thought I'd show you the result, so you can see what you inspired I thought it was not bad at all, considering it was made by three children... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Absolutely delightful. I particularly like the expression on the face of the penguin front right on the back cake if you see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 That is wonderful the penguins expressions are great karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 that reminds me, when is 'The Sound of Music' on? cute cakes, very good considering their ages! I doubt I could make something like that even at my age. How did they taste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 That's fantastic . What a brilliant job they've done! I wish I'd thought of the wee balls for eyes , they make their expressions really cute! They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery . (I think my in-laws, parents, kids and OH were quite impressed with my cake too - kids kept asking "did you really make those penguins yourself?" .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 Thanks everyone, the girls were very pleased to read your comments... they have helped me with cake icing before, so it wasn't their very first try... the cake itself tasted lovely, but I find it dries off pretty quick... I'm told iced cakes shouldn't be kept in air-tight containers, how does everyone else keep their iced sponge cakes fresh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Thanks everyone, the girls were very pleased to read your comments... they have helped me with cake icing before, so it wasn't their very first try... the cake itself tasted lovely, but I find it dries off pretty quick... I'm told iced cakes shouldn't be kept in air-tight containers, how does everyone else keep their iced sponge cakes fresh? we tend to put ours in the fridge, don't know if this is right or wrong but they taste nice anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Thanks everyone, the girls were very pleased to read your comments... they have helped me with cake icing before, so it wasn't their very first try... the cake itself tasted lovely, but I find it dries off pretty quick... I'm told iced cakes shouldn't be kept in air-tight containers, how does everyone else keep their iced sponge cakes fresh? what......????? you have to store it????? are you sure? you mean you still have some left? it wouldnt last long enough in our house lovely cake cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Lovely Please tell your daughters that they have done a great job decorating the cakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 what......????? you have to store it????? are you sure? We don't eat it that fast... and together those two cakes are rather big... also often we bake and decorate it two days before eating it, and already by then it starts to dry out... Haven't thought of putting it in the fridge... for some reason I thought that wasn't so good for the icing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 What brilliant cakes! - your daughters have made such a good job of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
