The Grand Finale

I'm done! The instructor gave us "diplomas" at our last class. Here is my final creation for your viewing pleasure. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to watch The Office.

Am I there yet?

I reached a new milestone this past week. I have officially lost 60 pounds over the past 1 1/2 years. My goal: to be the same size I was when I graduated from highschool (I'm almost there!) and I'm hoping to be there by the end of the year. I've got my prom dress on stand by as the official measuring tool.

Just Clownin' Around

Hooray!!!

Cake # 2 officially a success.

Purple Blob No More

So here it is. My purple blob has become a fun little cake. I'm not saying it's perfection, but I'm much happier with it than I thought I would be. If I can just figure out how to frost a cake, it will all be worth it. I'm so glad my friend talked me into taking this class. Next week...clown cake.

A Somber Anniversary

Decorate Your Cake and Eat It Too!

I'm taking a cake decorating class with a friend and we have to bring a frosted cake to class every week so that we can learn to make rainbows and clowns and such. In an effort to make the assignment a little easier and a lot more fun, we decided to do our "homework" together. Here are a few things I learned from the experience.

#1 Frosting a cake looks fun and easy
#2 Things are not always as they appear

Holy cow! We spent about 3 hours making frosting, dying frosting, and mutilating our cakes. Actually, I was the official mutilator. My friend seems to be more of a natural. Mine turned out to look a big lavender blob, but I will press on and decorate my cake with a pretty little rainbow. I will decorate my cake! I will eat it too!... mostly because I'm pretty sure no one else will want to by the time I'm done with it.


BAKING TIP: If you want your cake to literally fall out of the pan, here's a simple recipe for pan grease that I got from the instructor.

Mix equal parts of:
Criso
Vegetable oil
Flour

I used 1/2 cup of each and I have a lot left over. It will keep in the fridge for a few weeks, but I think next time I'll just mix a tablespoon of each and that should be enough.

IMAGINiff...

I made a run to Target today to pick up iMagiNiff... for game night with some friends. My sister introduced our family to this box of fun last Christmas. Great game! $17.99


iMagiNiff... (description from the box)

Ages: 10 & up
Players: 3-8
Time: 40-60 minutes
Game includes: Playing Board, Dry-Erase Marker, 183 Question Cards, 12 Bonus Cards, 48 Choice Cards, 9 tokens, 1 Playing Die, Instructions
The OBJECT of the game:
It's simple! Just imagine what the other players are most like. Keep choosing the most popular answers to win the game.
PLAYING the game:
All the players write their names on the erasable game board. Fill in any empty spaces with the names of people you all know. Roll to decide who will be the "subject" of the question and read a question card aloud. Each player chooses 1 of 6 answers. Players with the most popular answers advance to win.