It's a Winner!

We went to the fair on Saturday, and I was excited to see

a blue ribbon next to my cake.

It's not my best work, and I definitely had some problems

when I was putting it together....

(for some reason I bought an off-brand shortening - big mistake!

And I know better than that...)

But it all worked out beautifully.

As you can see, I went with the taller, more realistic bluebirds.

My husband said that they were better.

When I went to pick up my things yesterday evening from the fairgrounds,

I received an envelope with my prizes in it.

I brought home a blue ribbon, a sample of Red Star yeast,

a coupon for more yeast, and my score card for the cake.

I scored Excellent in each area (Appearance, Creativity,

Craftsmanship, & Appropriateness).

At the bottom were the following comments - "Swirls on top

coordinate well with bottom layer; contrast of color is good; 

piping is uniform; roses look like fabric - very nice & pleasant to look at."

I was quite pleased with everything.

Sneak Peek

The county fair is next week.

I've decided to make a cake to enter.

The top layer will have two bluebirds, but I couldn't decide which kind I 

wanted to do.  So I came up with these two sets.

I think both sets are adorable, and I can't decide which one I want to use.

 

It might come down to which pair dries the best.  I still need

to try to add the legs (the sticks on the plate), but I want to make sure that

the beaks stay in place first.

Which one do you like the best?