Patty Cake... Patty Cake HELP!
ARGH...less than a month till Bjørns 40th b-day....!
I am starting to feel the pressure- which I put on myself....
I just want his big day to be SPECIAL...
I know..he could care less about the details... He would be happy with a Norwegian Cold Board... salmon, kjøtt kaker etc.... & a store bought cake.
But as y'all KNOW...I LOVE Birthday parties....
The problem is living growing up in the states...having my BFF's be the Martha Stewarts of the Midwest..I have all of these AWESOME ideas... without the resources to pull it together...
We don't have your giant party stores here... there are no Hobby Lobby's or Michael's to go & get all of the cake decorating stuff & decorations I would need to try to pull something AWESOME off...
I bought a few things in the US (decoration wise) but that was before I decided on going BLACK & WHITE...
So now I have to put my thinking cap on & figure out how to get my hands on all of the things I need....
& I need some KNOW HOW on how to make something that looks like THIS....
Any cake makers out there
to tell me what they did to make their cakes look like this?
I am assuming that this is a FONDANT? (how the heck do I make FONDANT?)
How do I keep the black sooo black?
Anyone with an AWESOME cake recipe?
I have never made a cake from scratch but I would REALLY LIKE to...
Something FABULOUS...something DIFFERENT...
I am starting to feel the pressure- which I put on myself....
I just want his big day to be SPECIAL...
I know..he could care less about the details... He would be happy with a Norwegian Cold Board... salmon, kjøtt kaker etc.... & a store bought cake.
But as y'all KNOW...I LOVE Birthday parties....
The problem is living growing up in the states...having my BFF's be the Martha Stewarts of the Midwest..I have all of these AWESOME ideas... without the resources to pull it together...
We don't have your giant party stores here... there are no Hobby Lobby's or Michael's to go & get all of the cake decorating stuff & decorations I would need to try to pull something AWESOME off...
I bought a few things in the US (decoration wise) but that was before I decided on going BLACK & WHITE...
So now I have to put my thinking cap on & figure out how to get my hands on all of the things I need....
& I need some KNOW HOW on how to make something that looks like THIS....
Any cake makers out there
to tell me what they did to make their cakes look like this?
I am assuming that this is a FONDANT? (how the heck do I make FONDANT?)
How do I keep the black sooo black?
Anyone with an AWESOME cake recipe?
I have never made a cake from scratch but I would REALLY LIKE to...
Something FABULOUS...something DIFFERENT...
GO Here for more awesome cake ideas... If I lived in the U.S. I would TOTALLY be calling this lady to do my cakes...& Favors
Cake ideas....love the idea of the cupcakes...(minus the high heels)
To see some AMAZING cakes go here 
I like to TRY to make cakes... but with the kids it has been more about how they LOOK... & not so much about TASTE...
I like to TRY to make cakes... but with the kids it has been more about how they LOOK... & not so much about TASTE...
SO even if you aren't a BAKER... maybe you can help me come up with some easy decorating ideas?
Remember, I have no party stores to fall back on... so has to be something I can MAKE... (any party idea blogs/websites you know of? -send me the link)
I need to come up with an idea for an invitation....
**I am thinking about a Black & white photo of Bjørn from when he was a child & write...
GUESS WHO'S 40?
Decorations? Black & white photos of Bjørn blown up...black frames set all around?
Party Favors?
* SLIDE SHOW of Bjørn's first 40 years....
I have a couple of SUrPRISE Guests coming in from out of town.. (tee hee.... I LOVE SURPRISES!)
I really want to go for the BOYS trip to Dublin...but I am wondering if it would be OK to make up a gift card for the trip & let him decide on the weekend he wants to go so it doesn't interfere with work?
Comments
I like the idea of cupcakes though - then you aren't tied to the table cutting cake for everyone or dealing with people who want inside vs corner pieces.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fondant.htm
Also replied to your "americans are idiots' WTF comment on my blog :)
Im pretty sure that you can buy colored fondant frosting on the internet and have it shipped. That would not be cheap but trust me if you have never done it you can not make it yourself...;)
The cupcakes would be a great idea and you could probably make fondant small enough to make them look good. They are all great choices! Good luck. Cakes are much harder than they look!
Also, here is another strange question but my in-laws are Norsky and they are having their 50th wedding anniv in a couple of weeks. All of the siblings want to send them on a cruise to Norway as a gift because they are 82 they need the comfort of the ship but do you recommend one imparticular since you are american and you moved there? Just curious!
T
Black icing sugar otherwise fondant....
http://www.festkaker.no/nettbutikk?page=shop.browse&category_id=158
That is fondant that they've used. I've checked into US shipping to Norway & of course that was more than the fondant itself! I did find a couple of UK suppliers who will ship for about 15 UK pounds to Norway. One of the companies uses a powder mix that you add water & food color to. The company's name is Blue Ribbons in the UK. Look under icings. And yes, you should be able to find pre-colored stuff.
Can't wait to hear the rest of the details! Oh & just use cookie cutters to make the shapes. Check out free tutorials on the web to find out how to make the stuff set up & all that jazz. Just google it & you'll find it!
When it comes to such artful cakes, though, fondant probably is the key. Although it's so boring tasting. What about trying a fondant-like marzipan cover? Marzipan cakes with fruit filling (apricot? raspberry?) have been a long-time favorite of mine.