This cake's gone to the dogs!

16th birthday cake - A nice cake for a dog lover!
@oldchem1 (8132)
October 6, 2010 7:26am CST
This is the latest cake from the kitchen of my talented daughter. It is for a 16 year old dog lover. I love the way that the dog themed cake with 4 handmade dogs and paw prints, has 'dog collars' around each cake with tags on for personalising! If someone were making you a special birthday cake, would you like a hobby themed cake or a more traditional birthday cake?
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
11 Oct 10
that cake is very cute, when I was a kid, a horse cake would've been adored, now I'd prefer a castle - but I'm not sure I could EAT a cake that was a castle!
ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
11 Oct 10
of course, then there's that old demon, corn starch I have to worry about anyway Oh well, no calories looking anyway!
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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11 Oct 10
That is the problem with these cakes they're too nice too eat - my daughter has been asked to make an 8 tiered castle cake !!
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oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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12 Oct 10
Yes guess we'll be sticking to our low fat, sugar free yogurt!
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sallyj
@sallyj (1225)
• United States
8 Oct 10
As always her cakes are so beautiful. I sure enjoy seeing them. Thanks again.
sallyj
@sallyj (1225)
• United States
9 Oct 10
They surely will be worth waiting for. They are so very unique and she has so much talent. Keep them coming. You did not say what kind of surgery. Hope all goes well and recovery is quick.
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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9 Oct 10
She has problems with the muscles in her arm, probably something to do with all the cake work!
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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8 Oct 10
She tells me over the next couple of weeks before her operation she has orders for cakes in Hello Kitty,Toy Story, Hearts,Stars, feathers and diamantes birthday cak DSi and cake designs - I look forward to seeing the finished results.
Theresaaiza
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
7 Oct 10
I love to read all your cake discussions oldchem! Maybe one reason is my having a sweet-tooth? Yes, I would very much love a themed cake. I'm a nurse and that seems like one good theme for a cake. I wonder what concept or idea your talented daughter could come up with next. She is a gem.
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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7 Oct 10
I have to admit I look forward to her sending me the pictures of her latest creations!! I can just imagine a nurse themed cake - she'd love that task!!
gdesjardin
@gdesjardin (1918)
• United States
7 Oct 10
How cute!!! I would love a cake like that. I really don't care for a traditional cake, but then again, I am far from a traditional gal...LOL I love hobby themed cakes because it is a more personalized cake...just for the birthday person. Well I have said it before, but your daughter does beautiful work. I wish I had her talent.
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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7 Oct 10
I agree the themed cakes are certainly a lot more personal.
thomad13
@thomad13 (210)
• United States
10 Oct 10
Wow your daughter made that. She has talent. I love to find pictures of my childrens interests when it comes to making their birthday cakes. I think I like themed cakes more than a traditional.
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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10 Oct 10
Hi, yes I am very proud of my daughter and her talents at cake decorating - you can see more of her designs here http://www.cakedesignsbyhelen.co.uk/
gjax57
@gjax57 (897)
• United States
6 Oct 10
I would like a themed cake for a change, something different...hey does she do Betty Boop lol
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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6 Oct 10
She actually made my husband a Betty Boop cake for my husband's 60th birthday. It was a three tier one with 'Betty' sat on the top holding a bottle of champagne!
gjax57
@gjax57 (897)
• United States
6 Oct 10
oh I WIsh I could have seen that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
katsalot1
@katsalot1 (1618)
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6 Oct 10
What a great cake! I like the idea of themed cakes - it certainly makes them more special. I'm a tree lover, so think it would be good to have one in a chocolate tree shape with lots of edible leaves!
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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6 Oct 10
Now I would be standing there ready to taste that one, and just think leaves are 'greens' so the chocolate leaves must be good for you!
Torunn
@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
6 Oct 10
I wouldn't really care as much as it tasted good :-) But I know that a lot of the children/teen-agers I know would have loved cakes like that. What does she make the dogs and the other stuff off? I've tried with marzipan, I made pigs etc for some Christmas cakes.
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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6 Oct 10
Close up of dog - One of the doggies and his bone!!
All her models are edible and made out of sugar paste. I have put a close up of one of the dogs on here.
Memnon
@Memnon (2170)
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6 Oct 10
kg v - King George V
I'm not a cae consumer, but if I were, I guess I would probably chose something traditional: or perhaps something along a steam rail theme. Great Western King George V, King class locomotive....
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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7 Oct 10
Helen would love to get her teeth into that! She gets quite excited when she gets unusual cakes to make.