Gem Harvest Test Cake

2019, Cooking & Baking, ,

I’m trying to make a cartoon cake that looks like this.

It’s difficult because I’ve never made a tiered cake before and have never made frosting that looks like that before. So I decided to try a test cake before making the full three-tiered cake for my upcoming party.

Gem Harvest Test Cake

Gem Harvest Test Cake

Gem Harvest Test Cake

Not bad!!

Christmas 2018

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Christmas Day happened at my mom’s house this year! Sister Patricia, brother-in-law Yusuke, and nephew Ash were staying with Mom. Sister Lindsay and brother-in-law Mike drove in to visit, and I brought friends Victor and Jeaux. Later Lindsay and Mike’s friend Ryan and Mom’s roomie David joined us.

We made cookies, had dinner, and opened gifts!

Frosted Yule Log

Sprinkled Yule Log

Cookie-Making

Working on Gingerbread house!

Completed Gingerbread House!

Decorated Cookies

Group Opening Gifts

Ash decorating cookies

Ash’s cookies

Jeaux and Victor making cookies

Yusuke & Patricia documenting Christmas

Yusuke & Patricia’s Gifts

Ash enjoys gifts

Jeaux building Legos with Ash

Desserts: Cookies & Yule Log Cake

Ash enjoys a ninjabread cookie (It’s a gingerbread man shaped like a ninja)

I’m enjoying Ash’s enjoyment.

My Steven Universe sweater

My Steven Universe cap

My other Steven Universe cap

Peridot socks my friend Kari made me!

Fred and Kathy’s Wedding!

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So wonderful to watch Fred and Kathy get married! I was honored to be invited and it was a beautiful ceremony. (And a yummy cake.)

Official Happy Couple

Walking in!

Laughing bride and groom

Ceremony

Ceremony

Reception

My table at the reception

 

Fred & Kathy’s Wedding Cake

Also here’s what I wore to the wedding:

And here’s my delicious Continental Breakfast in the hotel that morning.