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Welcome

2009-06-18T01:09:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the site. The content of the last post will appear on the home page. Add a picture, a few intro words, do whatever to tell about yourself. Below is a picture that will make prospective users warm and cozy.

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2009-06-18T01:04:00.001-07:00

Welcome to AK Layout Tests

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Raztegatelnost

2009-05-22T20:55:00.001-07:00

Raztegatelnost

I have been so busy this month and I have a ton of stuff to post here,
but time...time is my problem :-)
I am almost finished with the new website/blog design and soon you will
see how things are going to change, but I don't want to spoil the surprise,
so I am not going to say more.

So, what else is new you would ask?
Well, I made a 1st communion cake as a gift this week. It was for Julia,
the daughter of a very good friend of mine . You probably remember that I
made one 1st communion cake last year as well. It was for Julia's older sister-
Carina.
I had a hard time deciding what should I do for Julia's cake.
At first I had an idea about lace gloves, but then I started thinking about
handkerchief..and I asked my friend if she has one as a keepsake from her mom
( Julia's grandmother). It turns out she had one!It was just perfect!!!
Then I started thinking about the flowers, my friend's name is Rose, so I
figured roses would be appropriate, and the girl's favorite color is
light-purple-violetish, so it was decided.

But, there was one small problem-I have never made gum paste or gum paste
flowers in my life, so I had to prepare at least a week in advance to make
sure everything will go smooth.
And I started with the gum paste recipe of Scott Clark Woolley.
Then I remembered I had seen a very beautiful cake that Louise from Cakejournal.com
made and she shared some tips on how to make gum paste roses.
She had posted a link to the tutorial on how to make gum paste roses
of a very talented cake designer Fran McGregor. The link is in the 23rd
post after the picture and you'll have to download it.

The Cake

2009-05-22T20:44:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned in the previous post, I have made a 1st communion
cake for a friend of mine's daughter.
The cake was with 5 chocolate layers and caramel-coconut cream.
I've brushed the layers with caramel-brandy sauce and I have to tell
you the taste was unbelievable! The cake was so moist and creamy and
the candied walnuts gave it a little bit of crunch. Very interesting combination, I'll definitely make it again.

Only the candle is real, everything else is edible.
The flowers are completely edible ( except the flower wire) too,
the handkerchief is a replica of one that the girl's grandmother left for her.
If you want to read more about it, check out my previous post.