Birthdays, deaf dog, exchange students

[amilyn]

Elf turned EIGHT yesterday. We had her party on Sunday and went out shopping first thing in the morning for stuff. We could not find a piñata at first, and mtgat and husband were lovely enough to retrieve one on their way. The critter was filled, everyone got in a good whack, and it was BEN who beheaded it with a huge, hard hit. I've got to say that

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[alias_jems]

Happy belated birthday to Elf!! :D Hope she had fun at the party. The cake sounds amazing!!

[amilyn]

I passed your wishes on to Elf. :-)

The cake is MUCH better when made with the (initially rejected by Elf) Real Whipped Cream. And, to be fair, it's just boxed cake mixes I used.

Our wedding cake was phenomenal: we had 3 square yellow cake layers with chocolate mousse between the first ones and strawberries with whipped cream between the second ones, then "iced" in all real whipped cream. It's the Most Awesome Cake In The World.

[alias_jems]

thanks :)

I am all excited about baking possibilities as I just bought a cake tin and a muffin tray as well as a cooling rack! I also took the mixer / blender / food processor thing down from the loft. :)

I am planning to start with blueberry muffins tomorrow. :D

[amilyn]

I have an OUTSTANDING muffin recipe. And lots of GREAT other recipes... Would you like to share at our recipe comm?

[evil_overlord]

hehheh. Never tried using whipped cream of any sort as icing when I've done my own cakes [had them that way store-bought, though], will have to remember not to use the Redi-Whip. Wonder if Cool Whip would have the same reaction? **ponders**

Aww...you're going to get the chance to learn Chinese? **is jealous** Not that I've ever had much success in learning another language anyway [including sign. >_<]. **sighs**

Give Elf a big-belated birthday hug for me! And tell Ben about when we had the Darth Vader piñata for the nephew, and I was the one that ended up cracking it...by knocking Vader's face off! He might get a giggle out of that one. *G*

[amilyn]

whipped cream of any sort as icing when I've done my own cakes

My wedding cake was iced in whipped cream...and I've made cakes iced in them before...but only with actual WHIPPED cream, which holds its shape and is NUMMY.

Wonder if Cool Whip would have the same reaction?

Nope...but...well, there is a great cake where the Cool Whip works, but you have to add a box of pudding, and then it stays solid and is fine.

Aww...you're going to get the chance to learn Chinese?

Oh, I'm IMPOSSIBLE with tonal languages. I can't learn Chinese. A few phrases...MAYBE. But I can't get them right OR hear them. And I can't memorize the characters hardly at all.

Darth Vader piñata for the nephew, and I was the one that ended up cracking it...by knocking Vader's face off!

You should come visit and tell him about it yourself! :-)