Friday, November 9, 2007

YW in Excellence

We just had a "Young Women in Excellence" this last week. I said "Wouldn't it be cute to do those "Barbie" cakes in the YW value colors???" "Sure, I can do them, No problem!" (I had never made a "Barbie" cake, in fact, I don't know how many years it has been since I even opened up a cake box...)
OK, the decorating was pretty easy... but it took me 4 times x 2 cakes mixes each, to finally give up with the Wilton cake mold. My cakes would just not cook in the middle, even with that rod that you put in. So, I ended up making 8 three layer cakes and then cutting them each into a skirt shape. That's 24 caked mixes there plus the first 8 cake mixes = 32 cake mixes! So 32 cake mixes with 3 eggs each= 96 eggs! 1/3 cup oil each cake mix= 10 cups of oil!
It was actually fun after the decorating started and I can now say that "YES, I can make a "Barbie" cake, No problem!"
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9 comments:

  1. AshleeNovember 9, 2007 at 10:19 PM

    WOW! You were really dedicated to go through that many cake mixes. The cakes look darling!

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  2. stephNovember 10, 2007 at 4:34 AM

    wow. i am so impressed!!! way to go!

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  3. Mrs. DubNovember 10, 2007 at 5:19 AM

    clearly, being fabulous isn't always easy (or cheap), but it is worth it. those look so cool!

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  4. MaryNovember 10, 2007 at 7:05 AM

    Those girls are have no idea how lucky they are to have one such as you for their leader. I am pretty certain I would have given up after the first soft middle ... after eating it, of course.

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  5. acte gratuitNovember 10, 2007 at 8:21 AM

    I've had some similar cake making experiences. For a Barbie cake once I used a round glass bowl for the top and set it on top of a 9inch round to make her taller. I had to fashion a cone out of tin-foil using a turkey baster and shoved that into the middle of the cooking bowl cake to get it to cook through. What a pain. Yours turned out awesome though! Love them!

    Also, very cool decor! I love it!

    As for books: Every time I finish a book I add it to the list on my side-bar with a comment or rating. It only shows the last five though. Anyway, I would definitely recommend "The Gift of Pain" for a book club book. It was really good. Also, "The Anatomy of Peace" from The Arbinger Institute. AWESOME! and
    "Mornings On Horseback" by David McCollough (if you're into historical non-fiction. Which I'm not, but it was really interesting.)
    Happy Reading!

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  6. acte gratuitNovember 10, 2007 at 8:22 AM

    Oh, and I did finish "A Town Like Alice" and it was really good!

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  7. saraNovember 10, 2007 at 12:29 PM

    That Wilton cake pan is hard to deal with; I've used it a couple times and the middle is never quite done (but still tasty). Once it was a Princess skirt and once it was a volcano. Anyway, those cakes are so cute & quite an accomplishment for someone who doesn't like to cook! Well done! :)

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  8. AnonymousNovember 11, 2007 at 12:24 AM

    Well there goes your YW budget for the rest of the year!! Those are so cute. We're counting down until Hannah is in there to enjoy all those fun things.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 11, 2007 at 5:24 PM

    i'm sorry i wasn't there to help you. i should have known better than to leave you to your own cake devices! i love you and i promise to be there for you next time. loves!

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