Cake Order: Honey!

Last weekend I was asked to make a birthday cake for one of my very good friends, Danny. Her husband was throwing her a "surprise" birthday party but this girl doesn't let anything go unnoticed. She knew all about it. 

Everyone knows that she loves her dog more than anything in the world so we decided that a birthday cake of  Honey would be perfect. It was no problem finding a photo of honey on facebook, but I did have a problem figuring out how to carve the cake. 

I stared at the photo for a good half hour and made tiny chips in the cake before I realized that I'd be up all night if I didn't get the guts to just go for it. For the cake itself I used the King Arthur Flour's vanilla cake recipe. 

I used the fur tip for the piping even though Honey isn't a long-haired dog. I didn't want there to be any doubt as to what the cake was.

I was really happy with the outcome, and even happier with Danny's reaction when she saw the cake. Happy Birthday Danny! 

It's about Time for a New Post!

There have been a few happenings in my life since my last post so I apologize for not updating sooner. Here's a quick recap of what's happened since the beginning of the year

• I started "training" for the Boston Marathon but have had difficulty due to freezing cold weather and less free time to run.  
• Tom and I had a good friend from DC come up for a weekend. We learned to ski, toured the area, ate lots of Vermonty food, and enjoyed the company of our great friend.
• The session started up again for Tom so he's rarely home. However, neither am I, see below. 
• Last week I said goodbye to Hannaford after working there for 7 years. My mom and I put in a combined 42 years with the company. Crazy!
• I started working part time at a great, new bakery in Essex, My Little Cupcake :) It's heaven
• I discovered why I'm missing all of my hair ties: Wilson steals them off tables or out of my hair and runs away with them. Where he puts them, I have no idea. I had to buy a new package of them last week. Makes me feel better knowing that I'm not the one that's misplacing them.

Last Sunday when I got home from the bakery I was exhausted and hungry. Thankfully Tom was around and he cooked up a delicious pre-Valentines Day dinner for us. It's been a long time since I've had something that delicious! He made surf and turf: beef tenderloin, scallops, asparagus, and bread. The beef was incredibly tender and I couldn't get enough of the asparagus. The lemon made it delicious!

He finished the meal with a delicious parfait creation: chocolate chip ice cream, strawberries, raspberries, vanilla cake, and homemade whipped cream (that he made on his own!). Only, I was too tired to stand and too excited to eat it to get a good photo of it.