Cooking & Baking

sinkingfeeling

(52,458 posts) Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:39 PM Jul 26

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Here's the first cake I did for the Illinois State Fair.

I'm entering 2 in the decorating contest this year. Have about a week to finish the second one.
This is a cartoon cake and I got the design from Pinterest.

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Here's the first cake I did for the Illinois State Fair. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jul 26 OP

It's adorable! viva la Jul 26 #1

All cake decorating contests are done on cake 'dummies', like they use in bakery's windows. Sorry. sinkingfeeling Jul 26 #4

oh. barbtries Jul 26 #14

Fruitcake can be served after YEARS. Wednesdays Jul 26 #23

Well, it looks really luscious! viva la Jul 26 #15

Super cute. blm Jul 26 #2

A masterpiece! pat_k Jul 26 #3

Great job! badhair77 Jul 26 #5

True talent! 2naSalit Jul 26 #6

How absolutely cute!! Srkdqltr Jul 26 #7

very NJCher Jul 26 #8

Love it 🎂 Clouds Passing Jul 26 #9

Amazing. gibraltar72 Jul 26 #10

The church bake sale... Full credit. keithbvadu2 Jul 26 #11

Cute joke. Thanks. sinkingfeeling Jul 26 #12

that is magnificent. nt barbtries Jul 26 #13

Wow, fantastic! You're so talented! ancianita Jul 26 #16

wow!!! C Moon Jul 26 #17

That is a Happy Cake wendyb-NC Jul 26 #18

So cool, I no idea about cartoon style! hibbing Jul 26 #19

My God! You are super talented. Good luck! Fla Dem Jul 26 #20

Wow! You got talents irisblue Jul 26 #21

I love it!! 58Sunliner Jul 26 #22

you are so cool CommonHumanity Jul 26 #24

Wow, that looks great! LZ1234 Jul 26 #25

Amazing! Grumpy Old Guy Jul 26 #26

and ya better win damn it.....hope ya at least get a ribbon. a kennedy Jul 26 #27

wonderful! You are so talented!! I envy you! Hamlette Jul 26 #28

Good gravy! You are good! That doesn't even look real. Talk about a work of art. I love it! LoisB Jul 26 #29

You can view my prior cakes in my journal. sinkingfeeling Jul 26 #30

Encore! snot Jul 27 #31

Magical... ultralite001 Aug 1 #32

Truly a work of art! gademocrat7 Aug 1 #33

Wow, so beautiful. n/t iluvtennis Aug 1 #34

FABULOUS!!! OMG!!! calimary Aug 1 #35

You are so talented! Emile Aug 1 #36

Love it! Bristlecone Aug 1 #37

your cakes are AMAZING! nt orleans Aug 2 #38

This is really cute. CrispyQ Aug 4 #39

Love it! Beauty and the Beast is my all time favorite of yours Phentex Aug 5 #40

Thanks. It was dismantled when I moved over 3 years ago. Did you see the second one? Here ... sinkingfeeling Aug 5 #41

Yes. Gorgeous! Phentex Aug 6 #42

viva la

(3,639 posts)

1. It's adorable!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:40 PM

Jul 26

What's the flavor inside?

sinkingfeeling

(52,458 posts)

4. All cake decorating contests are done on cake 'dummies', like they use in bakery's windows. Sorry.

Reply to viva la (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:43 PM

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barbtries

(29,317 posts)

14. oh.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:14 PM

Jul 26

have to admit, i wondered how you could keep it edible for days and days.

Wednesdays

(19,099 posts)

23. Fruitcake can be served after YEARS.

Reply to barbtries (Reply #14)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:29 PM

Jul 26

I speak from experience.

Note I wrote "can be served" and not "edible."

viva la

(3,639 posts)

15. Well, it looks really luscious!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:22 PM

Jul 26

And I love the kind of pillowy chubby aspect.

blm

(113,707 posts)

2. Super cute.

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:42 PM

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pat_k

(10,072 posts)

3. A masterpiece!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:42 PM

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badhair77

(4,470 posts)

5. Great job!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:46 PM

Jul 26

I’d be thrilled to receive a cake like that. You have a gift. Good luck with your entries.

2naSalit

(90,505 posts)

6. True talent!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:54 PM

Jul 26

I have seen some of your work in the past, this one is quite nice.

Srkdqltr

(7,159 posts)

7. How absolutely cute!!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:55 PM

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NJCher

(37,094 posts)

8. very

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:56 PM

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cartoon-y.

Clouds Passing

(800 posts)

9. Love it 🎂

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:59 PM

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gibraltar72

(7,591 posts)

10. Amazing.

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:02 PM

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keithbvadu2

(38,921 posts)

11. The church bake sale... Full credit.

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:20 PM

Jul 26

https://www.cakecentral.com/forum/t/20706/a-cake-joke

Love your cake!

sinkingfeeling

(52,458 posts)

12. Cute joke. Thanks.

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:32 PM

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barbtries

(29,317 posts)

13. that is magnificent. nt

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:13 PM

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ancianita

(37,604 posts)

16. Wow, fantastic! You're so talented!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:42 PM

Jul 26

You're going to win this!

C Moon

(12,453 posts)

17. wow!!!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:43 PM

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wendyb-NC

(3,629 posts)

18. That is a Happy Cake

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:45 PM

Jul 26

It's so colorful and cute.

hibbing

(10,333 posts)

19. So cool, I no idea about cartoon style!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:48 PM

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Fla Dem

(25,072 posts)

20. My God! You are super talented. Good luck!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:02 PM

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irisblue

(33,654 posts)

21. Wow! You got talents

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:04 PM

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58Sunliner

(4,932 posts)

22. I love it!!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:22 PM

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CommonHumanity

(263 posts)

24. you are so cool

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:32 PM

Jul 26

How fun you must have had decorating it. I love decorating cakes too, but they are nursery school level compared to yours. I hope you win because that cake desrves an award!

LZ1234

(261 posts)

25. Wow, that looks great!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:35 PM

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Grumpy Old Guy

(3,407 posts)

26. Amazing!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:35 PM

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a kennedy

(31,282 posts)

27. and ya better win damn it.....hope ya at least get a ribbon.

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:39 PM

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Hamlette

(15,469 posts)

28. wonderful! You are so talented!! I envy you!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:40 PM

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LoisB

(7,885 posts)

29. Good gravy! You are good! That doesn't even look real. Talk about a work of art. I love it!

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:19 PM

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sinkingfeeling

(52,458 posts)

30. You can view my prior cakes in my journal.

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:29 PM

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snot

(10,641 posts)

31. Encore!

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Sat Jul 27, 2024, 01:51 PM

Jul 27

Show us more cakes!

ultralite001

(1,020 posts)

32. Magical...

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Thu Aug 1, 2024, 07:10 PM

Aug 1

TIA...

gademocrat7

(10,961 posts)

33. Truly a work of art!

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Thu Aug 1, 2024, 07:26 PM

Aug 1

Hope you win.

iluvtennis

(20,433 posts)

34. Wow, so beautiful. n/t

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Thu Aug 1, 2024, 07:57 PM

Aug 1

calimary

(83,367 posts)

35. FABULOUS!!! OMG!!!

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Thu Aug 1, 2024, 08:22 PM

Aug 1

I love the little "drips" and "drops" of "frosting". Looks "good enough to eat", even though I'd hate to see it cut open, cuz it's too beautiful to eat. It should be on display somewhere. That would be SO perfect for a cartoonist's reception or art exhibition!

Glad you took photos!