Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Another Brownie Post???

Yep, another one, but this one is a positive post. Since I had a box of brownies that had been stashed in the cabinet for a while and I had bought a new baking pan, not too long ago and thought I would try this again. Well after making sure the ingredients were mixed well, poured into the pan and left it baking at the correct time and temperature, the brownies came out moist and not gooey, gooey like they were before. I was tempted in getting that Perfect Brownie product that I seen some time ago to try it out so that the brownies would be at least in equal sizes. I can't go equally for the world.

Now I used a store brand kind of brownies and I added an extra egg to make them cake like, so I'm not sure if the brand and the extra egg made a difference or what. Maybe I will try and see how it will turn out with another brownie mix. A picture is included, I kept them in the pan as they I have a cover to put over it to keep them moist. And yes, that is half the pan already gone. Shows proof that it came out really well =)

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Flower Baby Shower Cake


I made this cake for a baby shower we were throwing for a friend. The plates were striped with pink daisies on them, so I went with making a cake with a baby sleeping, wrapped in one of the petals. This cake was a lemon cake with a lemon gel filling.

Anniversary Cake


My neighbor asked me to make a cake for his wife for their anniversary. We decided on a red velvet cake with cream cheese filling. I thought it would be a good idea to copy their wedding cake and he wanted figures of their whole family on top - so this is what I came up with. I've never made so many little people for a cake before, it took a while!

Cars Cake


This was a 6 inch yellow sponge cake with peach filling. Because the cake was so small, I had to buy toys to go on top rather than make the Cars characters out of fondant.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Baby Shower Clip Art

Baby Shower Clip Art
By Rode Rove

Hundreds of baby shower clip art drawings are widely available, with just one click to the Internet. Primarily, you should know what type of clip art you are looking for. As in this case, when making a baby shower thank you card or invitation, the clip art that is needed is a baby shower clipart, so this is the type that you should look for in the net. 

Clip art is all about copying and pasting the pre-existing drawings or images available in the net. These are illustrations that are already for the most part, found in certain books having already entered into the public site for that actual purpose.

There are limitless logos, mascots, invitations, identity and business cards and letterheads that are freely available. Moreover, there are no license term hassles. The electronic clip art that is available on the net is an extension of such a concept.

In clipart, all images are converted into digital form drawings on a low resolution being used for decorating and enhancing E-greetings and Invitations.

Clipart, are intended for defining and outlining digitized illustrations and drawings, not photography. There are various files that come in many sizes, shapes and formats. Some of the prevalent formats are TIFF, PICT, Paint, GIF, EPS and JPEG. When in doubt what format to use, choose to use PICT, as this format is more or less compatible with almost all programs, thus can adjust easily to another format type.

The standard clipart is generally not a very precise and detailed drawing; the majorities are images or illustrations having very little detail or are called outline drawings. With this, the standard clipart is often use on documents in the web.

Baby clip art is an exciting way of enhancing your work with illustrations that you believe can make magic. Considered the cheapest, most affordable and the most colorful way, they are available free and printable.

A software is available for making your own baby shower clipart; easy and convenient to use, it can convert or transform any of your favorite photo into a clipart

If you want to make your own baby shower clip art, a software is available for just that purpose. Most software is easy to use, and can convert your pictures/snapshots into clipart quickly.

The internet offers a free massive collection of baby shower clipart illustrations that will be of use to enhance, give attention and beautify your own baby shower invitation, baby shower thank cards and announcements.  Having this choice, you can save a lot, than having a made to order invitation from a store.  With the availability of free clipart, you can now make an invitation that way you want it to be, without sacrificing your budget.

One does not need any artistic skills for this.  You can choose to purchase a better featured clip art from the web; though it isn’t necessary, as there are countless of free clipart provided for you in the net.  You just have to know where to look.

Before each print out is made, do not waste your card stock by printing on it immediately.  Instead, do a proof print first, using a black and white ink on plain paper, or change your printer setting to draft or economy and do the proof print this way.  The printer will use less ink, and you will see the actual result, making sure that everything is at the right place, before proceeding to the final printing of your very own baby shower invitation.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Wolf Cake


I made this chocolate cake for a little girl turning 8. I really liked how the forest scene turned out. The little stream is marshmallow fondant with corn syrup painted over it to give it a glossy, wet look. The little girl loved it so much, they still haven't cut the cake!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Spiderman Cake

This is my Spiderman cake that I made for my son's 4th birthday since it is his favorite character at the moment. I got the idea from http://www.groovy-kids-parties.com/spidermancake.html and it turned out pretty good. This was my first character cake that I have made and hope to make a character cake for my girls' birthdays next year.

Preschool 2011 Cake


Last Wednesday was my little Preschool class' graduation. I made this lemon cake to have after our short program. I made a little face of each kid with their name and the second row had crayons made of marshmallow fondant. The kids were cute and I will miss them next year.