You little stud, yes you! HELLO!
Am back with another amazing blog post in just two months. Is this really happening?
Let me take a moment to tell you how amazing it feels to take a year off for myself. I am enjoying every bit of it, truly! I managed three trips right from Kerala to Ladakh in a matter of two months. From the tropical, coconut-clad Kerala to the arid, snowy Ladakh the journey so far has been brilliant. I cannot believe it's already been four months since I returned from Baroda. I feel happy and sad at the same time.
Okay, before your cursor moves to the X button of this tab, let me tell you that this is not turning into another 'I-want-to-share-my-views-and-emotions-with-you' blog. No offence to the ones who do that by the way. :D
SOOO, since my birthday is coming up in three weeks, I decided to do something for the blog that brings together the things I love. That obviously includes two things. Food and postcards. I also have a major announcement to make but you'll find that at the end of this post!
Coming to the point, have you ever thought 'I wish I could mail you a slice of my birthday cake! It was so delicious, too bad you missed it!'? Well guess what, NOW YOU CAN! Imagine how amazing it would be to check your mailbox and pull out a slice of cake! Making this delish darling takes only 15 minutes. Easy peasy. Let's begin!
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| Yes, I addressed it to Ranveer Singh. |
These are the things you'll require:
Now that acrylic caulk that you see there is something that is actually quite easy to find but you'll only have to figure how to not say 'Bhaiyya, aap ke pass caulk hai?' when you go to a hardware store. Ask for a silicone sealant. I bought the one manufactured by M-seal and a small tube costs nothing more than Rs. 50 (around 1$). One slice of cake generally uses up one tube.
Depending on the flavour of the cake, pick your acrylic colours. I chose red velvet (my favourite!) so I made a mixture of brown with a tinge of crimson.
Step 1:
Start by taking the foam you have bought and decide how big you want your slice to be. Depending on that, with a marker, outline the pattern of the slice.
I wanted a huge slice so I outlined it accordingly.
I like big slices and I cannot lie. *ahem*
Step 2:
Take a cutter and start cutting along the lines like you are sawing it. Make sure the blade is sharp otherwise you'll end up with serrated cuts. You don't want your slice to look like your cat nibbled on it now, do you?
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| That doesn't look like sawing action. :| |
Once that is done, cut out a neat little portion of the foam right in the centre of the side. That's where some of the buttercream will go in. :) We are fancy, hence we make a layered cake.
I know I said 'neat cuts'. I blame it on my imaginary cat. She nibbled on it.
Step 3:
Depending on the flavour of your choice, get your palette out and mix up some acrylic shades yo. You can get deep brown for chocolate, lemon yellow with white for a lemon cake, light pink for strawberry and so on.
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| Mix it up! |
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| Make sure you coat all the sides well. Use generous amounts of paint, okay? |
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| That piece of cake screams SHABBY. |
Step 4:
It's time for the frosting! The caulk is pretty easy to work with but you have to be quick with the spreading and texturing since it tends to get sticky in a minute or so. If you have the patience, create intricate patterns on the edge of the pastry or just go with the conventional messy frosting look. I couldn't show you a step-by-step illustration since I had to work fast. As you know, I make things and click pictures of them at the same time. Wuddup multitasking?! B-)
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| The caulk does wonders. Haha :P |
The finished product will look something like this. Try not to eat it, please?
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| YUM. |
Step 5:
Cut out a piece of card paper that is measured according to the side of the slice. Start this step ONLY after the caulk and paint have dried. That will take about 6-7 hours. Using regular glue, paste the card paper on one side of the slice. Leave it aside to dry overnight.
Step 6:
Draw on it, write something or just doodle a man. Use it as your postcard and don't forget to leave some space for stamps.
Since the slice is going to be light, you won't need stamps that are worth more than 30 Rs. The Post Office guys can be a little finicky and will say that you can't post such things, but as long as it has an address on it, it will go. Hopefully.
So there you go! Your mailable slice of cake is ready! Looks delectable, doesn't it? Go ahead and check out whom I addressed mine to. Yes, you may LOL at my cheesy attempt. :P
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| Ranveer forever. *squeals like a sixteen year old girl* |
I also made a GIF to give you guys a 360-degree view of the slice. It looks so cool this way!
Try it out and make someone happy on your birthday! Give your loved ones a surprise instead! Okay now scroll down. I have something important to tell y'all!
* a n n o u n c e m e n t *
Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my blog and all the silly posts I put up! I recently took a decision of moving to WordPress and am in the process of shifting all my posts there soon. I will of course notify you when it's time to say adios to Blogspot! I hope the transition is smooth. I will continue being silly even there. I promise. ;)
Lots of love
~ Shivani ~
