{"id":1521,"date":"2011-05-02T02:40:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T02:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2011-05-13T20:03:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T20:03:00","slug":"making-and-baking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1521","title":{"rendered":"Making and Baking Cakes- Camping Cake . . . and a hospital gown"},"content":{"rendered":"

One good thing that being confined to the couch allows time for? \u00a0BLOGGING! \u00a0YAY! \u00a0Finally, a chance to catch up on my cyberstalking….here come the back links people, and a chance to fill everyone in on what I have been doing lately (in case you don’t follow us on Facebook<\/a>, head on over there now!) \u00a0I find it easy to throw up a couple of new cake pictures on FB, but want to take the time to blog here at CCC.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am faced with the gift of time over the next couple of weeks while my body recovers from internal jabbing and poking and cutting!<\/p>\n

—–Warning: Cutting to Hospital picture—- The booties aren’t in the picture!<\/p>\n

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—–Move on from hospital picture—–no one needs to see anymore of THAT! \u00a0Gross.<\/p>\n

First up on the Man cake Marathon of Posts: CAMPING CAKE! \u00a0(prior to hospital visit obviously!)<\/p>\n

We have done quite a few of these “manly” themed cakes of late \u00a0. . . Monster Trucks<\/a>, 3D Truck<\/a>, Hunting Camoflauge Cake<\/a>, and \u00a0these are the cakes where Paul gets to shine . . . there is immense attention to detail required for these cakes to look (and taste) amazing! \u00a0He is incredibly detail oriented, and really challenges me to be on the top of my game when caking.<\/p>\n

Here is one that we worked on together, and it was really fun, because we both LOVE to go camping! \u00a0This cake was an 9×13″ sheet, chocolate cake, with salted caramel buttercream.<\/p>\n

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The tent is made out of carved cereal treats, and then covered in fondant. \u00a0The trees are also made out of cereal treats and then I piped with a small star tip, the branches. \u00a0They got a little bit heavy, so make sure that you reinforce your trees, so they don’t start to fall over like one of ours started to.<\/p>\n

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Can you see the little fondant man roasting a marshmallow? \u00a0So cute, eh? \u00a0I think that fire might be a little hot for that little ‘mallow though! \u00a0The stream\/river flowing through the campsite is a blue buttercream based, topped with a little bit of blue piping gel layered on top.<\/p>\n

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In this picture, I LOVE the axe on the wood pile! \u00a0Paul literally whittled pretzel sticks into little mini logs to make a pile, and to put in the fire. \u00a0The rocks lining the stream are chocolate covered rock candies.<\/p>\n

Next up in the Man Cakes Posts: Vancouver Canucks Cake<\/p>\n

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