Cooking & Baking

twodogsbarking

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87. They both take the cake. Superb.

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Here's my second decorated cake for the Illinois State Fair. [View all] sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 OP

Wow, that's beautiful. Good luck! tanyev Aug 2024 #1

Wow! 2naSalit Aug 2024 #2

Beautiful! Siwsan Aug 2024 #3

Tiffany displacedvermoter Aug 2024 #4

Pretty Demovictory9 Aug 2024 #5

Aahh, the hummingbird lamp shades. John1956PA Aug 2024 #6

That is amazing! 58Sunliner Aug 2024 #7

I'm going to go ahead and declare this one is the winner. Permanut Aug 2024 #8

Boyoboy... that's a winner! Every Fair I go to I head for the baked goods first... then lamp_shade Aug 2024 #9

That is really beautiful and such fun to look at. Wow! Biophilic Aug 2024 #10

Mrs. dobleremolque, a black-belt home economist and former dobleremolque Aug 2024 #11

Both of those are crazy good looking thanks for sharing n/t Alpeduez21 Aug 2024 #12

Awesome! 👍 anciano Aug 2024 #13

Gorgeous! What a steady hand you must have! likesmountains 52 Aug 2024 #14

That is gorgeous! The dragonfly is absolutely magical. catbyte Aug 2024 #15

When will the judging happen? im so excited for you! Native Aug 2024 #16

I think it's next Tuesday or Wednesday. But the fair is about 65 miles away and I may not know sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #17

Holy crap! Waiting that long would make me nuts! Native Aug 2024 #18

please tell me you have a cake portfolio Native Aug 2024 #22

You can see some of my other cakes in the first two pages of My Journal. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #54

p.s. the dragonflies are my favorite aspect of your cake Native Aug 2024 #23

i think you're going to win some ribbons! barbtries Aug 2024 #19

Stunning... ultralite001 Aug 2024 #20

OMG! You gotta win for that!!! Scrivener7 Aug 2024 #21

That's a winner for sure! n/t spockeye Aug 2024 #24

Oh my gosh! That cake is so beautiful. I hope you win the top prize! sueh Aug 2024 #25

Gorgeous!! Pisces Aug 2024 #26

Stunning cake!! gademocrat7 Aug 2024 #27

Wow, that is gorgeous. MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2024 #28

Wow XanaDUer2 Aug 2024 #29

Wow! That's spectacular. I hope you win the blue ribbon. yardwork Aug 2024 #30

How lovely. 3catwoman3 Aug 2024 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #40

They each take 30 to 40 hours a piece. I make the gumpaste flowers in advance. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #41

You do a gorgeous job, although this seems to be a labor of love dai13sy Aug 2024 #32

It is absolutely stunning! PikaBlue Aug 2024 #33

🏆 Think. Again. Aug 2024 #34

Spectacular! evolves Aug 2024 #35

That is stunning! Good job! Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #36

Looks too pretty to eat and also looks delicious! kimbutgar Aug 2024 #37

Great work! AltairIV Aug 2024 #38

Wow angrychair Aug 2024 #39

Wow, that's absolutely beautiful! RainCaster Aug 2024 #42

absolutely, stunningly beautiful patphil Aug 2024 #43

Wow, just beautiful. n/t iluvtennis Aug 2024 #44

both cakes are amazing. good luck at the fair. dawn5651 Aug 2024 #45

Edible art. Beautiful! RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2024 #46

That is GORGEOUS!! LovelyStuff Aug 2024 #47

I love these pictures of your cakes. What a wonderful artist you are! PatrickforB Aug 2024 #48

Just beautiful! liberalla Aug 2024 #49

Oh MAN! Who'd even have the heart to eat that? I couldn't bear to cut into it! calimary Aug 2024 #50

Nicely done MustLoveBeagles Aug 2024 #51

Very talented underpants Aug 2024 #52

Wishing you the best, as always. blm Aug 2024 #53

Beautiful! Deep State Witch Aug 2024 #55

Wow!! riverkittenDem Aug 2024 #56

wow!!! . too good to eat. AllaN01Bear Aug 2024 #57

YOU ARE A WONDER! CommonHumanity Aug 2024 #58

both are amazing ZonkerHarris Aug 2024 #59

They're BOTH amazing! Greybnk48 Aug 2024 #60

Wow! Amazing! Bluethroughu Aug 2024 #61

Elegantly wonderful... GoldenMezzoDiva Aug 2024 #62

Beautiful job! radical noodle Aug 2024 #63

Gorgeous! MLAA Aug 2024 #64

Blue ribbon Figarosmom Aug 2024 #65

So beautiful, fingers crossed that you'll win the whole thing. Emile Aug 2024 #66

Astonishing! Thank you for sharing your photo! AllyCat Aug 2024 #67

Both are beautiful! FireUpChips10 Aug 2024 #68

I vote we have it, and not eat it Seinan Sensei Aug 2024 #69

Both are just fabulous! summer_in_TX Aug 2024 #70

Wow, that's a beatiful work of art wendyb-NC Aug 2024 #71

"Tiffany's" should be envious of your ability and talent. Ilsa Aug 2024 #72

Beautiful! HeartsCanHope Aug 2024 #73

So creative. applegrove Aug 2024 #74

Wowzers!!! C Moon Aug 2024 #75

Beautiful, good luck! 33taw Aug 2024 #76

Absolute perfection! anniebelle Aug 2024 #77

twice is nice Kali999 Aug 2024 #78

I love this: elegance with a sense of simplicity in its complexity flor-de-jasmim Aug 2024 #79

WOW BlueTexasMan Aug 2024 #80

wow! how are you transporting it?? samnsara Aug 2024 #81

Very talented. Well done! Pepsidog Aug 2024 #82

Oh my, you are so talented. These cakes are totally beautiful. lark Aug 2024 #83

Cake mamacita75 Aug 2024 #84

It's beautiful! Good luck!! -nt CrispyQ Aug 2024 #85

Ooooo, serious stuff. Very pretty! electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #86

They both take the cake. Superb. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #87

Wow Fiddlelady11 Aug 2024 #88

You.will.win. stollen Aug 2024 #89

That's not just icing Marthe48 Aug 2024 #90