The Open Pantry: Twilight Cake

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Twilight Cake

My youngest sister is turning 18 today . . . so I volunteered to make her birthday cake! She (like all of the girls in my fam) is a SERIOUS fan of the Twilight series . . . so I surprised her with a Twilight birthday cake! I tried out a few new decorations and used a stencil and royal icing on the side, and added a little sparkle, ribbon etc. I was a little ticked when my top layer of fondant was too soft . . . but since this is my second time working with it . . . and the bottom layer of fondant had a perfect consistency I didn't sweat it too much. Also I learned that if your frosting evades the stencil form you can carefully scrape off the excess and use a moist fine tipped soft brush to wipe away the remnants and clean up the lines . . . (live and learn) I am making a wedding cake for my darling cousin in two weeks and am major pumped! It is a cowboy cake and is going to be awesome!!! Hopefully I will have something more than cake to post soon! We'll see!

15 comments:

Donna-FFW said...: I am sure she will be beyond thrilled with this cake. It looks fabulous!; May 24, 2009 at 4:51 AM
Jersey Girl Cooks said...: You make the BEST cakes! Happy birthday to sis.; May 24, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Reeni said...: I love it! You did a fantastic job!!; May 24, 2009 at 2:02 PM
teresa said...: How fun! I love all the black, white and red! Have a great party, say hi to Edward for me!; May 24, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Brandi said...: Em that is amazing once again! The wedding cake is going to be awesome!
We've had so much fun lately! See you this week!!; May 24, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Norah said...: Such a pretty cake! It's very impressive.; May 25, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Julie said...: That's beautiful...I'm sure she loved it!; May 25, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Rachel said...: I saw your blog listed as a "random blog" on the Foodie BlogRoll and thought I'd stop by! Your cake is outstanding...you did a wonderful job!; May 26, 2009 at 6:53 AM
cookies and cups said...: So, I guess this is your second try at fondant?!? You are a natural! SO great! Did you dye your fondant black or buy some black? Gorgeous!; May 26, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Heidi said...: This looks beautiful!j; May 26, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Emily said...: I made the fondant from scratch . . . colored it black myself . . . I now have purple hands to show for it!; May 26, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Katerina said...: Twillight cake, I love it, do you ship ? ;); May 26, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Katie M. said...: I am always so amazed by your talent but not surprised. Why don't you start a cake business woman? You'd sure fly!; June 1, 2009 at 5:28 AM
Erin said...: THANKS EM FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEST BIRTHDAY CAKE EVER!!! When I came home from grad night and saw it i about hit the hardwood floor not from being so tired due to it being 5:30 but from my dream cake!!! I love ya so much!!! LOVE VELVEETA :) :); June 1, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Maria said...: Great job on the cake! It looks awesome!; June 3, 2009 at 7:16 PM

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By:Emily
I am thankful for the times when our dinner table is surrounded by familiar faces, where extra chairs are brought in and the place settings vary due to the great number gathered. I am grateful for the stories reminisced and the examples set for posterity. I marvel at the spread before us and smile knowing that it was made with love from recipes shared and passed around for generations. It is moments like this where the sound of laughter bouncing off the walls and excited voices ringing throughout the room make me most thankful for what I have and who I am.

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.
The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.
And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.
Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.
In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be along time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

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In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes.
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Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
Eating an apple will wake you up better and give you more energy than caffine will.
Each American eats approximately 22 pounds of tomatoes yearly. Over ½ of the tomato consumption is in the form of catsup and tomato sauce.
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Frankfurter sausages were first created in China
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Bananas are about 99.5% fat free and the inside of a banana is a berry.
The first strawberries were discovered in Virginia.
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Your more likely to be hungry if you are cold.