Friday 11 March 2016

Oldie Friday


Once again I'm joining Erika for oldie Friday where we show crafting projects from the archives. I recently stumbled across some old pictures in my photo bucket account. Apologies for the quality but they are photographs of photographs. This was a birthday cake that I made for my Dad. I seem to remember watching a programme that came from the garden festival in Wales where they were decorating cakes using an icing made with gelatine that means that it sets rock hard. A quick google dates this back to 1992, so I must have been about 19 when I made this cake.

Dad loved holidaying in France at the time and so that was the inspiration for the cake. I made the gelatine icing and then moulded croissants, baguettes, grapes and French flags out of it. I traced the outline of France onto grease proof paper and rolled out the icing and then trimmed it to shape. Dad was thrilled with the cake.

I've got a great weekend coming up. I'm off to the craft shop in Preston for 2 days of workshops with the InkBuds - Hels Sheriden and Pauline Wheeler. They say to take gloves if you don't want inky hands, so sounds like fun!

3 comments:

  1. Oh Cara well jealous, Hels is lovely, I had a class with her at Aberdeen, very inky and informative, you'll have a fab time and those hands will get very messy.
    I love your cake, it is perfect for a lover of all things French, the bread, grapes and flags are fabulous. I'm sure your Dad loved it.
    Thanks for sharing an oldie with me today, have a super weekend. Well, now I know what you are doing I just know you will. Don't forget to show us next week what you got up to.

    Hugs and happy crafting, Erika. x

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  2. What a wonderful cake. Your Dad must have been so happy when he saw it. Have a wonderful time at your workshop - lucky you. If Joanne is there give her a hug from me. Barbxx

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  3. Your cake looks brilliant and not something that you created for the '90s. Love the baguettes and croissants. Yummy.
    Enjoy your workshop, you lucky girl!
    Sharon xx

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