Annnnnnnd, I'm back! I have no excuses other than 1) I'm lazy 2) I've been traveling a lot for work and 3) I'm trying not to be so fat so that = less baking.
I honestly haven't been baking much because baking = baked yumminess = me eating baked yumminess = my pants don't fit = BAD. Being gone several weeks at a time for work also makes it hard to bake anything. Hotel rooms are not exactly well equipped in that respect. While I was on my last work trip, however, one of C's co-workers placed an order for a Toy Story cake!
Some of you may remember the Spongebob cake that I made last year for a 3 year old's birthday. This cake is for the same little boy who is now turning 4! It's awesome that I get the chance to help celebrate someone's birthday as they grow up. :-)
As always this was a several day process. Silly work tends to get in the way, so I have to make my cakes in stages. I generally bake the cake after work/bootcamp on Wednesday and then decorate after work on Thursday. I was a bit concerned since this was a rush order and I didn't have any time for a practice run, but I think all things considered, it came out well!
I made the bed frames from melted chocolate. I drew the template on wax paper, piped over it with chocolate, and then let it dry while I spend hours on those tiny stars. NEVER again, btw... I need to find a larger star cutter. HOURS of my life that I'll never get back, people.
I love the little army men flanking the bed!
I didn't have time to make the characters myself (and let's be honest, I'm not THAT talented - they would have looked like deformed rag dolls). It's cool that the kid gets to keep the figures - everyone loves bonus presents! That, and it was awesome running around the party store yelling, "I've got Woody! I found Woody!" Hilarity ensues as all the mom's in the store shuffle their small children away from the crazy woman.
She needed the cake to feed 30 people, so I made a dozen cupcakes to go along with the cake. I know my favorite characters were the little aliens, how about you?
All that's missing is the claw. "Oooooohhhhhh. The claw."
Thanks for stopping by! :-)
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