I got asked what fondant was in another post, because my wife teaches fondant and cake decorating classes. She also makes cakes for people on the side. Her cakes run anywhere from $75.00 on up.
Here are some pictures for those that were wondering. Keep in mind, everything on these cakes are edible and all hand made by her. They are made from fondant, different chocolates, poured sugar, buttercream and cake. They taste as good as they look and she keeps us in some good spending cash with her classes and cakes. Here's the pics.
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Wow ! Very Impressive !! :yoyo: :bowingsmilie:
Had to show my wife. That's what she said too,
"Wow, she's good"
Incredible detail, especially for everything to be edible !
:highclap: :highclap:
Oh man I put on the weight I lost yesterday by just looking at them goodies :confused:. My wife concurs with Scott's that them are finely done consumables. :yoyo:
I'm hungry now & all Diane can say is how nice those look. :laf: :laf:
Seriously that flower cake,, I'm guessing Lillies :shrug: ,, is over the top!! They are all damn fine but that one is my favorite. :biggrin:
Now that's some mighty fine looking fondant. :yoyo: I'm right there with Glen, that's a very impressive flower cake :highclap:
Bop, I guess we now know how you maintain that stately figure of yours. :eyebrownod:
Thanks Bop for educating me on another BIG word! Man them are some great looking goodies there. Hats off to the wife ... she definitely has a talent there man those are nice! :highclap:
Nice work!
I guess she had too.......... to compete with little Debbie....... :laf: :laf:
Those are awsome I say you need to bring one of those bad boys to LBL next year as the grand priZe for the BITE ME AWARD!
I see you tried to hide that 5th pic by making it small. Did she do that one as a sculpture of for you for your birthday? :alscalls: :innocentwhistle:
If that is the prize I hope i'm in the running so step back SEMP.
Very impressive James. :congrats: :congrats:
Pat
Quote from: Palegroe on April 07, 2010, 09:01:22 PM
Those are awsome I say you need to bring one of those bad boys to LBL next year as the grand priZe for the BITE ME AWARD!
I see you tried to hide that 5th pic by making it small. Did she do that one as a sculpture of for you for your birthday? :alscalls: :innocentwhistle:
If that is the prize I hope i'm in the running so step back SEMP.
That's a good idea of bringing a Bite Me cake up there next year. Not as a prize, but just so folks could have cake after we ate. My wife even liked the idea. :doh2: She said she could make a cell phone, calls, etc. on it.........all made of fondant. :wink:
As far as the pig pose thing........
BITE ME Palegroe. Would you believe that was a groom's cake she did for a couples wedding. :rolleye:
Takes all types to make the world go round I reckon. :sneer:
Chet, you can
Bite Me on the stately figure thing. Alscalls can
Bite Me too. The rest I say thank you.
You have my wife smiling like a big possum tonight. She can't believe a bunch of coyote hunters would appreciate her cakes. I tried to tell her you guys were good people. :biggrin: :highclap:
Them things is to perty ta be eat'n.
Your wife sure has talent.
:confused: Well looks like you used up all the good Bite me's Guess I'll just say your wife does some top shelf work there bud! :yoyo:
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HEY, I really like that one!
Quote from: Bopeye on April 07, 2010, 09:39:31 PM
She can't believe a bunch of coyote hunters would appreciate her cakes. I tried to tell her you guys were good people. :biggrin: :highclap:
Geeze Mrs Holbrook. :sad3:
No problem, the further North you go the better we get. :wink: :innocentwhistle:
Some mighty fine work you did there! :thumb2:
Dang Bop she is a talented woman. Does she ever mess one up and you and the kids get to remove the evidence? Or are you and the kids like the shoe makers relatives that don't have any shoes? (In this case, the cake makers relatives that don't get fancy cakes like those.) I have looked at them several times now trying to pick the one that I like the best but can't. Guess I will head to the bakery and see if they have any cupcakes available.
Later,
Jerry
WOW James! Your wife most certainly is talented. All of those cakes look great. :yoyo:
That is about as nice as you will ever see! Kudos to the wife. :congrats: :congrats:
All I can add is WOW!!
My wife called and said she showed this thread to a few of her friends at the hospital. She was almost in tears at how much you guys bragged on her work. Thanks fellas, you might have just made Bopeye a lucky man tonight. :innocentwhistle:
Good Lord I hope she doesn't read this in a little bit. :doh2: :laf:
Wow! She does really excellent artistic work. Man, I am salivating over that third one down that looks like heavy duty chocolate. Wish you were closer so we could commission such a work of art.
This post will help you camouflage your post just above this one, Bopeye, and slide it farther up in the column so it won't be so noticeable in last place. Just helping you out by not calling attention to it ya know. :innocentwhistle:
That ^^^^ was a great gesture on Okanagan's behalf Bop. :yoyo: So I too will help to remove the aforementioned 2 posts above evidence. :biggrin:
Always willing to help a man get lucky. :biggrin: I put it on a new page.
Quote from: Bopeye on April 08, 2010, 11:33:14 AM
Thanks fellas, you might have just made Bopeye a lucky man tonight. :innocentwhistle:
Sorry, but if you think she is going to be making you a cake that looks like one of those for tonight I think you better revise that plan. :biggrin:
Jerry
All I can say is, "Outstanding!" :highclap: I had to call my wife over to look at the pictures. Her words; "Oh my Goodness!!" She's really talented!
Set her up in the shop Bop, and she'll be carving you some calls!
Dave
I just showed this to my wife and daughter. All that was said was "sheeeees goooooood"
I cant imagine how she stays in business making cakes and having you in the house. :confused:
But those "R" some cool cakes. :yoyo:
How the heck does she mold those, especially like the pig one?
Jim, are you saying that you believe Bopeye could scoff one of those lovely cakes down in record time? Maybe she regards him as an official taste test. :laf: :laf:
Quote from: possumal on April 08, 2010, 07:51:44 PM
Maybe she regards him as an official taste test. :laf: :laf:
We have a "BINGO"!! Good job AL. :highclap:
Believe it or not, I am her harshest critic. She always has me check the color, taste, texture and all kinds of stuff. I am brutally honest with her about what I think and she takes it pretty good. I do know a little something about what tastes good and she takes advantage of that. :eyebrownod:
Seriously, your that good with tastes?
I got something I want you to do for me. Nastygunz has been trying to get me to try something, and I just dont believe him. :alscalls:
Quote from: FinsnFur on April 08, 2010, 08:33:01 PM
Seriously, your that good with tastes?
I got something I want you to do for me. Nastygunz has been trying to get me to try something, and I just dont believe him. :alscalls:
Oh......that's just
WRONG to go there. :puke: I mean c'mon.......uh........... :doh2: I can't even say
BITE ME Hippie, cause I keep .............wanting to puke............
:confused: I guess Bop aint never licked a beaver mound. :shrug:
She does some great work James. Maybe we'll see her on one of the Food Networks Cake Challanges. :biggrin:
When do we get to see the "Bite me" or "FNF" cakes? :innocentwhistle:
It's funny you should say that Todd. The Food Network is going to be having a cake challenge in Nashville sometime in January. The ladies at the bake shop are wanting to sponsor her in the novice class to get her confidence up. My wife doesn't think she's good enough, but these ladies go every year and all concur that she could easily make the top three, while most even think her chances are very high of winning it. Soooo, we will just see, you may see her on there quicker than ya think. :wink:
Tell that gal to get on with it Bop. I have seen a lot of good artist and she ranks right up there in my book. Even better ya can eat what she does :biggrin: She should definately enter the contest. Jimmie
If she enters that contest & gives it all 100% she will be a winner regardlless of what any judge says Bop!! I believe in her & I believe she can decorate with the best Nashville has to offer too!! :yoyo: :yoyo: You let us know if she does it & when the show is on. I don't watch that show but I'll watch that episode for sure!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
DO IT!! DO IT!! DO IT!!
Thanks guys. You have really given her a confidence boost. I'm proud of her, but I am very proud of my whole family. The only weak link they have is me being around. :laf: Here's a few more of her cakes. All done free hand, all are edible except for the Tinkerbelle on top of the one cake. They insisted they wanted that on there. :shrug:
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FANTASTIC work!!!!!!!! :highclap: :highclap: :highclap: :highclap: :highclap:
Yep she's good!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
Ah Bop, you would be a weak link any womens cake shop. :innocentwhistle:
Tell if she wants to win, to do a full size Bop in his black spider man costume. :alscalls:
Quote from: Bopeye on April 09, 2010, 10:53:46 AM
It's funny you should say that Todd. The Food Network is going to be having a cake challenge in Nashville sometime in January. The ladies at the bake shop are wanting to sponsor her in the novice class to get her confidence up. My wife doesn't think she's good enough, but these ladies go every year and all concur that she could easily make the top three, while most even think her chances are very high of winning it. Soooo, we will just see, you may see her on there quicker than ya think. :wink:
Keep us informed Bop! Those cakes look super!
It's funny you should say that Mike. There's a lady here in town that has some money and is connected with some of the folks in Nashville. She is trying to get some contacts going and wanting my wife to have her own show. :sick2: Now the chances of that happening are probably pretty slim, but it would be neat to have something like that going on. Maybe I could quit my job and coyote hunt a bunch. :yahoo:
I'm not going to hold my breath, but who knows, it could happen. :shrug:
Hey, if she ever needs a taste tester! :biggrin: You know, one that is unattached and completely objective? Well, I know a guy that is interested. :biggrin:
Quote from: msmith on April 13, 2010, 04:12:31 PM
Hey, if she ever needs a taste tester! :biggrin: You know, one that is unattached and completely objective? Well, I know a guy that is interested. :biggrin:
YOU DA MAN!!! I get tired of getting in trouble all the time. :laf:
Very nice ! She definitely has talent there !! :highclap: :highclap:
Jeb
very nice cakes,my wife watches those cake shows like cake boss and some of the others and ive had to sit through a couple episodes :shrug:. but your wifes cakes look as good if not better than any of those cakes ive seen.
Thanks guys. Yeah, I've seen a few of those shows myself. Cake Boss (absolutely despise that litte New York Prick) :eyebrownod: , Ace of Cakes, Cake Challenges on Food Network, just a ton of stuff. Oh well, I can't wait to post this cake she's making right now that is a guy fishing for a largemouth bass. You aren't gonna believe this fish is made from strictly fondant, it's pretty awesome. It's for our pastor and we've been working on it all day for the most part. I've made the buttercream frosting and helped baked the cakes via her instructions. She's been making all of these little intricate designs. You won't see too many taxidermist fish that look anymore lifelike than this fish does and it's all made from sweet stuff. I look forward to showing it to y'all. :yoyo:
Can't wait to see it Bop! :yoyo: :yoyo:
Here's some pictures of the cake she did yesterday. Everyone loved it. :yoyo:
Got some better, more detailed pictures coming later, but thought I would go ahead and post these.
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There is some great detail & speaking of tail that is just too cool how she has that coming out the side! :laf: :thumb2:
Kinda makes ya wonder if there isn't a whole fish in there. :wo:
Very cool !! :yoyo: :congrats: :bowingsmilie:
Darn fine job Miss Bopeye!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
Pretty damn nice Bopeye!!! She is very talented. Good for her. I don't think her price is out of line at all.