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Cooking & Baking

66 dmhlt

(1,941 posts)

24. Gorgeous! But more details pleaseee!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2012, 06:03 AM

Sep 2012

I've always wanted to try my hand at fondant, but just haven't gotten around to it yet.

How long did it take to put it together?
What kind of cake is it?
Is the fondant flavored?
Are the phantasmagorical white decorations edible - and do you do them yourself?
Did you eat the cake?

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Here's a picture of my 2012 prize-winning fair cake. [View all] sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 OP

wow... very nice! Yooperman Sep 2012 #1

The cake is a real beauty. Congrats on the ribbon! Arkansas Granny Sep 2012 #2

Grand Champion! Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #3

Sweet! Scuba Sep 2012 #4

I am so impressed! Big congratulations to you. cbayer Sep 2012 #5

Beautiful and impeccably Callalily Sep 2012 #6

Not really. Can't you see those 'globs' on the side? It's really hard to stencil with icing and sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #7

Beauty. Congrats! pinto Sep 2012 #8

It's a beauty! HappyMe Sep 2012 #9

My first impulse was to yellerpup Sep 2012 #10

Sweeet! Which Fair was it? What is the filling? glinda Sep 2012 #11

stenciling NJCher Sep 2012 #12

Beautiful work! NEOhiodemocrat Sep 2012 #13

Awesome, sinkingfeeling! Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 #14

Very nice amuse bouche Sep 2012 #15

Very pretty...and I did not know... slor Sep 2012 #16

Fabulous! calimary Sep 2012 #17

Absolutely gorgeous! Ednahilda Sep 2012 #18

Amazing! efhmc Sep 2012 #19

absolutely gorgeous! nt nadine_mn Sep 2012 #20

beauty! tomm2thumbs Sep 2012 #21

"Celebrate with cake." OnyxCollie Sep 2012 #22

Looks like the box the cake came in. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #23

Gorgeous! But more details pleaseee! 66 dmhlt Sep 2012 #24

love it Swagman Sep 2012 #25

That is magnificent malaise Sep 2012 #26

I am absolutely amazed by your talent. Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #27

Beautiful - Reminds Me otohara Sep 2012 #28

Looks too nice to eat. Historic NY Sep 2012 #29

That is really, really nice! I am suitably impressed! nt MADem Sep 2012 #30

Love it! mom2threegirls Sep 2012 #31

That's gorgeous wryter2000 Sep 2012 #32

Looks like Wedgewood! kaiden Sep 2012 #33

Pretty cake ornotna Sep 2012 #34

I couldn't make that but I could eat it! donqpublic Sep 2012 #35

It's gorgeous!!!!!! beautiful, too beautiful to eat! secondwind Sep 2012 #36

Beautiful! Solly Mack Sep 2012 #37

Marry me! SunSeeker Sep 2012 #38

yum yum yum!!! DonRedwood Sep 2012 #39

Gorgeous, mouth-watering - what a talent you are! n/t radhika Sep 2012 #40

Holy hat box??? That's a beauty! loudsue Sep 2012 #41

That is a work of art. How wonderful to be so talented. Congratulations! n/t Fla Dem Sep 2012 #42

Why would you put the cake in a dagone hat box? hootinholler Sep 2012 #43

. . . Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #53

Just exquisite Iwillnevergiveup Sep 2012 #44

It's OK with me. I actually took the design from a decorating book from England. I can't remember sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #46

Could you please take your prize winning cake out of the box so we can see it!!?? Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #45

Gorgeous, beautiful aquamarina Sep 2012 #47

Nice work. alfredo Sep 2012 #48

love it! handmade34 Sep 2012 #49

As a fellow cake deocrator let me say: Bravo!! JNelson6563 Sep 2012 #50

WOW! zanana1 Sep 2012 #51

right on! fizzgig Sep 2012 #52

Beautiful Irishonly Sep 2012 #54

Stunning BlueCollar Sep 2012 #55