Monday, 30 December 2013

My wife's masterpiece: a magnificent walled-garden birthday cake


The photographs don't really do it justice - it really was the most mind-bogglingly complex, exquisitely-rendered, superbly-realised triumph of my wife's cake-decorating career so far, requiring her to learn several new techniques in order to fully realise her vision. It's a bit hard to grasp at first , so here are some photos taken as it was being created:







Just think - it no longer exists! Still, the lady whose husband commissioned it as a surprise gift was delighted, which is what matters.

No idea what my other half is going to do to top it.

5 comments:

  1. This is, indeed, hugely impressive. Congratulations.

    To top it? Perhaps a masterpiece based on a cricketing theme which could be presented to our Ashes team when they arrive back at Heathrow? Remember, cyanide has the delicate aroma of roasted almonds.

    However, I suspect that they will insert themselves separately at various ports [ hiding amongst long lines of Roumanians and Bulgarians] so this may be difficult.

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    1. There is a simple way of identifying returning cricketers - who may possibly be wearing tiny pork-pie hats to blend in with the thousands jostling in the "Free Benefits & Medical Treatment" queues: just shout "CATCH!" loudly and the ones who drop their hand-luggage and fall to the floor in despair will be England players.

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  2. Stupendous!

    Is it chocolate...please tell me it's chocolate.

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    1. Because there's no way you'll ever be able to find out whether I'm lying, e.f., I am happy to tell you that the cake was chocolate.

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  3. Given their goofy faces and lack of inches Bell and Root can claim to be victims of child-trafficking [Roumania's primary economic activity] and passed through. Panessar and Carberry might have problems. Panessar will probably give the game away by "slashing hard" all over the people from the Border Authority. What this has to do with the wonderful cake creation I have no idea?

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