ext_550458: (Zaphod Holy Zarquon!)

[identity profile] strange-complex.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow! That is a cake which commands respect. And I see what they meant about the chocolate curls, now - I thought they would be just random little curls all over the surface, but this is much more architectural.

I do detect a slight leaning-tower-of-Pisa effect in the third tier, but this does not detract from the overall impact, and may well be fixable anyway.

And the good news for you is that there isn't much room left for chocolate button cats to be depicted!

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
You're right about the Pisa effect. It's very noticeable from certain angles. We hope the florist will be able to disguise it when she drapes the cake with flowers.

And, no, the chocolate-button cat idea was abandoned- yay!

[identity profile] aellia.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my!
Each curl stuck on individually??
It's going well.
I'm enjoying seeing the progress

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
The curls turned out to be the easiest part.

This is as far as things go today. Tomorrow we take it to the venue and the florist gets to decorate it with flowers.

[identity profile] suemars.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
that looks great. good job

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
They've done really well.

This is the culmination of many weeks of research and experiment.
sovay: (Lord Peter Wimsey)

[personal profile] sovay 2007-08-23 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
That is a very impressive cake. It looks architectural.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
The Tower of Babel, perhaps?

Love it!

[identity profile] elegysostenuto.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
The ladies are doing an amazing job. Something I could not accomplish to be sure.

Re: Love it!

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Neither of them have attempted anything quite like this before.

[identity profile] pondhopper.livejournal.com 2007-08-23 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
It will look lovely draped in flowers! Any idea what sort of floral decoration is planned? I hope we get a picture of the finished product.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
I'm going to be taking pictures at the wedding and those will include shots of the cake.