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Not in a million years would I have thought that the home economics class I was forced to take in high school would ever do me any
good. Well actually it was the time I spent during the summers at my grandma's house, at the Thiens' watching Sherleen bake
cakes. I really just went over there because she gave me the left over pieces of her cakes and all the frosting I could eat. I never
realized I could and did learn something. My wife thought I was crazy when I told her I would make Eddie's 1st birthday cake, and
when I told her I was going to make a flamed hot rod, she really thought I was insane. Thus began my career as a cake maker.
good. Well actually it was the time I spent during the summers at my grandma's house, at the Thiens' watching Sherleen bake
cakes. I really just went over there because she gave me the left over pieces of her cakes and all the frosting I could eat. I never
realized I could and did learn something. My wife thought I was crazy when I told her I would make Eddie's 1st birthday cake, and
when I told her I was going to make a flamed hot rod, she really thought I was insane. Thus began my career as a cake maker.
Off to the Grocery store. Angie could not believe what I had started, two 9 x 13 cakes, one 8 x 8 cake, one small coffee can cake
and one soup can cake. I told her this would be the easy part making it look like a hot rod. The frosting and flames would be the
hard part for me.
and one soup can cake. I told her this would be the easy part making it look like a hot rod. The frosting and flames would be the
hard part for me.
It took me a couple hours to frost it and do the flames. I kept putting it in the freezer to get the frosting hard so I could work with it.
And then I had to add the flying eyeball, of coarse. What really impressed me are the flames Angie did on the # 1 on Eddie's sign,
her first ever flames. I did all of this after Eddie was in bed so he didn't see it until the party.
And then I had to add the flying eyeball, of coarse. What really impressed me are the flames Angie did on the # 1 on Eddie's sign,
her first ever flames. I did all of this after Eddie was in bed so he didn't see it until the party.
I think he likes it.
At the least he
had fun making a
mess. Then
Jenna said I had
to make her a
cake too, and the
rest is history.
At the least he
had fun making a
mess. Then
Jenna said I had
to make her a
cake too, and the
rest is history.
All of my friend laugh when I say I have even done custom Birthday cakes. They talk about how hard the real flame jobs I have done
are and I just tell them "Try doing a 4 color flame job with frosting." I would prefer to paint a car over a cake any day, but the rewards
from the cakes are the most enjoyable. I wasn't sure how I would top Eddie's 1st Birthday, but here it goes.
are and I just tell them "Try doing a 4 color flame job with frosting." I would prefer to paint a car over a cake any day, but the rewards
from the cakes are the most enjoyable. I wasn't sure how I would top Eddie's 1st Birthday, but here it goes.
Jenna said she wanted flames on her cake after seeing Eddie's
so I got out the cake pans and went to town. This one was a
little easier. She's all about pink, purple and princesses. I think
she was more excited than I would have ever imagined. I don't
know how many girls would want flames for their 5th birthday, I
guess that show whose daughter she is.
so I got out the cake pans and went to town. This one was a
little easier. She's all about pink, purple and princesses. I think
she was more excited than I would have ever imagined. I don't
know how many girls would want flames for their 5th birthday, I
guess that show whose daughter she is.
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This year Eddie was in to tractors, Bob the Builder, so I decided to build a bulldozer and you can't forget the flames. I had a little
help this year. He did real good until we were about done and he discovered that you could eat this stuff, then I had to give him the
bowl to keep his fingers out of the cake. Okay, blow out the candles and LETS EAT!
help this year. He did real good until we were about done and he discovered that you could eat this stuff, then I had to give him the
bowl to keep his fingers out of the cake. Okay, blow out the candles and LETS EAT!
My niece Nina said I should make her a cake and I asked her what kind of cake would a 14 year old want. She said a cake with
flames. She wanted a pair of black Converse All Star high tops with pink flames for her birthday, I couldn't find any flamed ones so
she got all black instead. So I decided to make her a flames high top cake, but that black frosting is very messy, memories from
Eddie's first cake kept coming to mind so I made it bright green. It kinda looks like a shoe? She thought it was funny and that was
the point. One of my other nieces, Karlie, also wanted a flamed cake. I thought to my self, she loves her cell phone, so I made a big
one.
flames. She wanted a pair of black Converse All Star high tops with pink flames for her birthday, I couldn't find any flamed ones so
she got all black instead. So I decided to make her a flames high top cake, but that black frosting is very messy, memories from
Eddie's first cake kept coming to mind so I made it bright green. It kinda looks like a shoe? She thought it was funny and that was
the point. One of my other nieces, Karlie, also wanted a flamed cake. I thought to my self, she loves her cell phone, so I made a big
one.
Well it is time for cake # 3 for Eddie. This year I decided to do a tractor cake, with flames. I don't think I am getting any better at this
but it is kinda fun. Eddie seems to enjoy it so I guess thats what matters. I came up with the idea and thought to myself, I could use
those french doughnuts, I call them tractor tire doughnuts, for the wheels to save me the hassle of making 8 round cakes for the
wheels. Sure enough, we looked everywhere in Pella, Iowa City and most places along the interstate in between. I think they
stopped making them. So I ended up with glazed doughnuts from HyVee, not as cool but I had no other options. It started out
looking like a submarine, but I had a plan. This turned out to be a very big cake. 3 boxes of cake mix, a dozen eggs, and 8 cans of
frosting. I didn't use quite all of that, we will be eating crackers and cookies with frosting for a long time. This time I made all the
colors for the flames instead of buying the tubes. I thought that might be easier too. I used 2 1/2 packages of food coloring. This
"hobbie" is getting almost as expensive as my '38.
but it is kinda fun. Eddie seems to enjoy it so I guess thats what matters. I came up with the idea and thought to myself, I could use
those french doughnuts, I call them tractor tire doughnuts, for the wheels to save me the hassle of making 8 round cakes for the
wheels. Sure enough, we looked everywhere in Pella, Iowa City and most places along the interstate in between. I think they
stopped making them. So I ended up with glazed doughnuts from HyVee, not as cool but I had no other options. It started out
looking like a submarine, but I had a plan. This turned out to be a very big cake. 3 boxes of cake mix, a dozen eggs, and 8 cans of
frosting. I didn't use quite all of that, we will be eating crackers and cookies with frosting for a long time. This time I made all the
colors for the flames instead of buying the tubes. I thought that might be easier too. I used 2 1/2 packages of food coloring. This
"hobbie" is getting almost as expensive as my '38.
