Icing, therefore I am
Hurrah. It’s finally August. In twenty days, we’ll be eating at Oscillate Wildly. In two days, I’ll be making biscuits for Jimmy Barnes. Barnsey’s Biccies.
It was Sandwich-City at work today, as the guys had a large function to cater for : 400+ sandwiches, which took them several hours to complete. At the end of it, I rather cheekily asked an exhausted looking P if he would make me a sandwich. He didn’t take to it too well. Heh. Heh. Heh. Don’t know what he’s complaining about though; I was in a Tart World Of Pain all on my own. Soon I’ll be happy if I never have to cut another diamond shaped tart ever again.
Meanwhile, I’m still very into all cakes big and small, and cake decorating. Alan Richman once said, “I am thankful for muffins, because their acceptance has made it permissible for us to eat cake for breakfast”. Well, I’m thankful for cupcakes, because that just gives me an excuse to eat more icing than I should. Cupcakes are nothing without the icing (and icing is nothing without a bit of cupcake stuck to it, to temper the sweetness a little). My current favourite icing is a vanilla and lemon cream cheese number, that goes quite well with a whole range of flavours. When I was growing up, cupcakes were nothing more than a little bit of cake in patty pan paper, with a glace cherry stuck firmly in the middle of the batter. Pretty boring, but enjoyable all the same.
I told D, who is engaged, to hurry and get married so that I can have a go at decorating a full tilt wedding cake. He says, probably next year in March or April, and that he’ll probably have to come into my cake shop by then.
Ha.
There’s this common assumption people make; that if you cook, you will eventually want to start your own business. My aunt and uncle have been asking me this question for years. I’m not entirely sure why, as they haven’t seen much of what I’ve made, let alone tasted it, because they are both diabetic. They seem to just trust that what I do will be good (and I love them for it). But trust is like a grizzly bear with shifty eyes, standing in a dark corner of the room, pointing a glazed bear claw at you. I fear trust.
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B is back.
Me : Did you give off gas?
Him: Hm. Why?
Me :It doesn’t smell so fresh in here.
Him: Must be me then. Me and my misbehaving bowels.
Me : That sounds like a country & western song. How does it go again?
Him: Parp.
Amanda said,
August 4, 2007 @ 8:03 pm
This made me laugh as we call wind parps. I agree about icing on cupcakes too. Thanks for visiting my blog.
chocolatesuze said,
August 5, 2007 @ 4:50 pm
mmm cupcakes! the best part about making them is the frosting and decoration time!
Y said,
August 5, 2007 @ 5:19 pm
…..And the taste-testing!
malinda said,
August 6, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
hey yc – u serious about making cupcakes for weddings?? im going to recommend ALL my friends use you then
Y said,
August 6, 2007 @ 7:52 pm
Hey mal! How many friends do you have who are getting married ?!?! If anyone wants me to make them a cake, I’m all up for it!