The little cake that couldn’t
July 16, 2009
Tomorrow, there will be no cake. Some of you heard me talking about making fondant and making a cake for Friday’s luncheon, but alas, I have to report…it’s too hot for cake.
The thing about fondant (fondant is that stuff that is made of 100% sugar, usually tastes awful but makes cakes all smooth and pretty) is that it reacts to its environment and the environment of my kitchen today was apparently too hot to handle. I am including a picture of the cake as it slowly melted and sagged its way into an orange ball of sugar, icing and crisco (fondant requires you to crisco your house, your kids, most of your body and anything else the fondant might touch..it’s REALLY sticky stuff).
It was almost amazing.
SO, with that, I will say it was nice to meet you all these two weeks and please feel free to contribute to this blog throughout your school year. Tell us what has worked and what has not. And make sure you leave the black squirrels here!!! (They’re cute but they make terrible pets…not that I would know).
I will be working dilligently at getting your projects online over the next week…all the while eating melted cake it seems!
–Stacy
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July 16, 2009 at 11:21 pm
The photo is super, Stacy. This would have been way cool to have for the luncheon. I guess we learn something new every day if we try. Thanks for the effort, thanks for the photo and most of all, thanks for being our webmaster for 2009. You’ll have to continue to contribute to the blog, too, keeping us posted on all your doings.
July 16, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Thanks for trying, Stacy. We appreciate the effort and the color is perfect. But be aware: Sugar highs and html don’t mix.
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July 16, 2009 at 11:31 pm
See this is better – VIRTUAL cake is easy on the waistline and you can eat as MUCH as you want.
July 17, 2009 at 9:50 am
Awww. Well, you tried! And I never knew that fondant would simply… melt.
July 17, 2009 at 3:19 pm
this kind is made with melted marshmallows and powdered sugar, so it’s more susceptible to heat and humidity…usually will keep just fine for days at room temp though and it tastes better than store bought fondant.