Imaginative Dispostion, Creative Pleasures: January 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I've decided to enter the competition and to make at least 3 different cakes. I've sketched out some cake ideas from the themes that you left me as well as a bunch of others. There are so many to pick from. Basically, I need to come up with a single tier special occasions cake, a multi-tier novelty cake, and I'm going to do a 3-tier wedding cake. That's the plan at the moment. If you have anymore sugestions I would love to hear them. The contest is not till the end of February so I still have time to come up with more thoughts and you all have been so helpful so far. So keep 'em coming!

THANKS!

Monday, January 25, 2010

I Need Your Ideas!!!

If you could pick any theme for your birthday, anniversary, or a holiday cake...what would it be?

I'm contemplating entering the annual That Takes the Cake extravaganza here in Austin this year. It's a nation-wide competition so my chances of placing are slim, but I think it would be fun. It's sort of like those food network cake challenges. The theme this year is "2010 Cake Odysse y" including anything in the science-fiction or fantasy genre. For 25 dollars I can enter a "2010 Cake Odyssey" themed cake, unfortunately, this is open to everyone so there will be lots of professionals entering.

However, this year I still qualify to enter in the Adult Beginners category (though I've seen pictures from last year and the competition is stiff). For 20 dollars I can enter any themed cake I want in the adult beginners category. But I need ideas! I thought I would elicit your help. Please list any ideas in the comments section. Your wildest thoughts or even a simpler design. Any idea. Just think what you'd like to have at your celebration. You may also suggest a science fiction theme for the Cake Odyssey though I think I should probably stick with the beginners. :)

Thank you for your help!

p.s. On a cake related note. Here is a picture of a dinosaur cake I did for a birthday party. It look's like a cross between a gecko and a dragon with alligator legs. Oh well. First shaped cake I've ever done. Plus it was for a 5 year old.
Enjoy.