Recently an American friend asked me to make a cake for his son, for his 18th month birthday celebration. 18th months? Is it a culture thing, I wondered? He actually requested for a) car, b) boat or c) elephant. I chose Dumbo. Bad decision.
Because of some scheduling issues, I only had about 3 hours to do it. Oh my, was I frantic. Finally, after half a bottle of Cinzano, Dumbo was coaxed into existence. Oh, the booze was for me, not for the other mammal with trunk too.
It actually looked okay! From far, at least. Stand closer, you'll see a malformed, tail-less anteater with extra long legs that might or might not be cross-dressing as an elephant, that might or might not have been a donkey too ( it had a carrot in it's trunk).
Prior to delivery, I told my friend to tell his son that it was an abstract looking elephant. You know, as in abstract paintings? That was also when I connect with artists around the world who can't paint still life to save their own. Well, what do boys a little older than a year old know about elephant anyway? If a certain dinosaur can be purple, and a certain sea cucumber can wear pants......
I'll be saving the remaining half bottle for the next challenge.
Giraffe cake, anybody?
Because of some scheduling issues, I only had about 3 hours to do it. Oh my, was I frantic. Finally, after half a bottle of Cinzano, Dumbo was coaxed into existence. Oh, the booze was for me, not for the other mammal with trunk too.
It actually looked okay! From far, at least. Stand closer, you'll see a malformed, tail-less anteater with extra long legs that might or might not be cross-dressing as an elephant, that might or might not have been a donkey too ( it had a carrot in it's trunk).
Prior to delivery, I told my friend to tell his son that it was an abstract looking elephant. You know, as in abstract paintings? That was also when I connect with artists around the world who can't paint still life to save their own. Well, what do boys a little older than a year old know about elephant anyway? If a certain dinosaur can be purple, and a certain sea cucumber can wear pants......
I'll be saving the remaining half bottle for the next challenge.
Giraffe cake, anybody?
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