happy 2nd birthday to my blog

Jan 11

Posted by: Rachel in: blog, caleb isaiah, crafty, me myself and i, parenting, ramblings, who wants to read this?, you might be a mom

In honor of my blogoversary, I am actually making a cake.  Okay so it isn’t really for this occasion.  It is my first trial cake for Caleb’s birthday.  I’m attempting to make a 3-d Herbie cake.  I figure if I start now and bake two cakes per week, I should be able to have a halfway decent looking one by the end of March.  I’ve looked up lots of cake decorating tips and how-tos, and I think I have settled on a chocolate cake with buttercream icing covered in marshmallow fondant.  I have the layers built up right now, next step is carving the shape.  Depending on how embarrassing the results are, you may or may not be seeing a picture.

In the meantime, you can look at this absolutely incredible cake that is printed out for reference in the kitchen.  If Debbie Does Cakes was not located clear across the country in the Bay area, she would be making us a Herbie cake.  But this cake is so incredible, it would about kill me to slice it.

Yep, there’s a cake under there.  Amazing isn’t it?  Continue to be amazed by checking out her Flickr stream.

Photo credit: Debbie Does Cakes

In rather tragic and ironic news…when going to obtain the makings for my first trial Herbie cake, the main Herbie Caleb got for Christmas (there were 3 in the set, but only one looked exactly like above Herbie) was lost at Walmart.  I raced back up there immediately, searched under peoples’ cars, in shopping carts, in the lane we checked out (where I honestly think it was dropped because I heard something fall), I asked customer service, I asked our checkout girl, a sweet couple in line helped me look, I waited on cars to move where we had been parked.  Blah.  He’s gone.  The same one I fished out of the toilet.  Honestly, (and surprisingly) I took it harder tonight than Caleb did.  It just about killed me to come back here empty handed.  And while I’m telling all…I actually cried on the way home from searching for him.  Stupid, I know.  I’ll blame it on all the stress here lately.  I’m just absolutely sick about it though.

Comments

3 Responses to “happy 2nd birthday to my blog”

    Amber
    January 12th, 2009 4:07 pm

    Holy crap! That’s a cake. And on a side note, another “Holy crap!”, I can’t believe his birthday is coming up in a couple of months. It was just his birthday!

    Poor Herbie! Guess ya gotta start tying stuff around his neck with a string.

    Mrs. Schmitty
    January 12th, 2009 11:34 pm

    Happy Blogoversary!

    Val
    January 21st, 2009 8:45 pm

    Happy Blogoversary!

    Sorry to hear about Herbie :(

    Maybe he will turn up again. I know. Make another. As soon as you are finished that tedious task, you will find him. It’s karma and bound to happen :)

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