Monday
Jan172011
Easy, Cheesy, "Beautiful"
January 17, 2011 Bakers, are you running low on flotsam? Is your curling ribbon on back order? Are you fresh out of teddy bears?
Well, never fear! There are plenty of handy flotsam stand-ins lying around even the most basic of kitchens to save you from actually decorating any of your cakes! Just check out these double-duty doers:
- Styrofoam cups
[Image removed at baker's request. Check back sooner next time. ;)]
Add a few fake flowers snatched off your break room centerpiece, and voila! Instant flower vase!
- The Dollar Store's Clearance Bin
Granted, you'll have to pop next door to Duffy's Dollar Doo-Dad Depot, but the options there are virtually limitless:
And you thought you'd have to learn how to pipe roses. [shaking head] Tsk, tsk.Or, if your budget is tight, just raid
- your kid's toy chest:
The good news is this isn't ridiculous AT ALL.'Course, if you want something edible, (spoilsport) you could always go with
- ice cream cones:
Just be sure to fill them completely with icing. Remember: any bite of chocolate chip cookie without a mouthful of frosting is a bite wasted!Or, for those extra special occasions,
- a dog bone:
Yeah. Chew on that, birthday boy.Or, "impending-hip-surgery-boy," as the case may be.
Thanks to Laura, Mrs. McCutie, Erica D., Lisa, Sarah G., and Seth F., who all have a bone to pick with these wreckerators. Preferably one in chocolate.
Reader Comments (54)
That... last cake. It's... really something.
Would anyone mind explaining just WHAT that something is?
I can think of several cakes already featured on CW that would be perfect for sending a 'message' from -- er, one 'family' to another. Heh heh.
@Aliza: No problem. Without the brackets, I read the question in a sardonic tone -- the laugh was implied.
WTF was that last one???? Weird, scary and gross, and I have a strong stomach. If anyone put that in front of me I'd puke.
The Bone cake is mine...my co-workers gave it to me the day before I had hip replacement surgery as a joke. :)
Seth F