So for my combined birthday/Christmas present my mom got me a Cricut Cake. I was really excited about it, and played with it some on Christmas Day. But I haven't really had an occasion to make a cake and thus use my new toy. Well my dear husband finally obliged me by having a birthday. I decided that his birthday cake would be my guinea pig for testing out my Cricut Cake. I bought some rolled fondant and picked out what I wanted on his cake. I must say that I didn't realize that rolling out fondant was as hard as it was. In fact, Tim actually rolled it out for me. What a guy. I lined it up on my mat, and after a few tries I got it to where I wanted it to be on the mat. Next I chose to have the machine cut out "Happy Birthday." That did not go well at all. I couldn't get the letters to come out. I think that maybe my fondant was rolled a little too thick. But I decided to persevere. I next decided to cut out a 5" cupcake. That turned out really well, and I was encouraged to try the "Happy Birthday," after all practice makes perfect. In this case, it didn't. After three unsuccessful tries I gave up and decided to write "Happy Birthday" with frosting. Overall I'm happy with the cake for my first try, and I look forward to what I can do with my new machine. My cupcake isn't perfect, but perfection is rarely achieved on the first try (at least in my experience).
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| Tim's Birthday Cake, my guinea pig for my Cricut Cake |
On another note, Sophie and Sunny have adjusted to each other very well. Sunny especially likes it when Sophie sleeps with him. I see her sleeping much more in the future since she just started her Fun with Tricks Class. She had her first class on Saturday and she slept more that I have seen her sleep in a while.
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| Aren't they cute?! |
