tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post6442357717002367298..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: The Icing on the CakeMarilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-73550014688632941312008-08-27T22:36:00.000-05:002008-08-27T22:36:00.000-05:00anyone here having a problem trying to log onto se...anyone here having a problem trying to log onto several author/book sites tonite thru yahoo? Getting a 404 server error whatever that is. Strange - some I can get on and some not.<BR/><BR/>Pat L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-53708450703703077872008-08-24T11:17:00.000-05:002008-08-24T11:17:00.000-05:00Do I have to pick just one?Fudge cake with dark ch...Do I have to pick just one?<BR/><BR/>Fudge cake with dark chocolate fudge butter icing, carrot cake with cream cheese icing, lemon or orange cake with butter cream icing of the appropriate matching flavor.<BR/><BR/>For an occasion cake, I love real whipped cream frosting with a cannoli filling, or a fruit filling with custard or a yummy chocolate fudge or pudding filling. Yikes now I have to have some cake. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday. Let us know what cake you decide upon.<BR/><BR/>Pat L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-35130659729999659522008-08-22T17:16:00.000-05:002008-08-22T17:16:00.000-05:00Banana pudding is the official dessert at my famil...Banana pudding is the official dessert at my family's annual August reunion. It is plentiful and tasty...and I always pig out.PM's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589041787489100928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-71072851810794385862008-08-22T16:08:00.000-05:002008-08-22T16:08:00.000-05:00Yu can mix it, but it's better if you do it. (It'...Yu can mix it, but it's better if you do it. (It's been a long day.)KansasSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467124743983418197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1170210397796927512008-08-22T16:07:00.000-05:002008-08-22T16:07:00.000-05:00Paula Deen's Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding....to di...Paula Deen's Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding....to die for. It's what my teenager wants for his birthday every year. Yu mix cream cheese in with the pudding and bananas and use those chessman cookies. Now I've done gone and drooled all over my shirt.KansasSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467124743983418197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-5851436147989133042008-08-22T15:24:00.000-05:002008-08-22T15:24:00.000-05:00Banana pudding. Oh yeah!Peach and blackberry cobb...Banana pudding. Oh yeah!<BR/><BR/>Peach and blackberry cobbler are up there on my non-cake list too.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-88826702291126444212008-08-22T15:18:00.000-05:002008-08-22T15:18:00.000-05:00Number one: white cake with vanilla icing.Number ...Number one: white cake with vanilla icing.<BR/>Number two: spice cake with cream cheese icing.<BR/>Number three: strawberry anything, so long as no chocolate is involved.<BR/><BR/>It's also hard to beat a good banana pudding :-).Maven Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191207825985417403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-41221162392113650222008-08-22T14:59:00.000-05:002008-08-22T14:59:00.000-05:00Dear PM,Art is in the eye of the beholder. You pa...Dear PM,<BR/>Art is in the eye of the beholder. You paint beautiful word pictures. Everything I write sounds like a classified ad.<BR/>Your MotherPM's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589041787489100928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-40425983291488581952008-08-22T13:41:00.000-05:002008-08-22T13:41:00.000-05:00See... this is where Mother Nature plays her littl...See... this is where Mother Nature plays her little tricks. My mother can sew beautifully. I can sew straight seams, and yes, I did win first place in my Singer sewing class one summer during high school, but it was mostly straight seams. I have not used my sewing machine in over three years (and the last time was simply to sew up a ripped (and straight) seam.<BR/><BR/>My mother can also decorate a cake. I might be able to smear a little ready-made frosting on something and add some sprinkles, but that's about it. I think the best I ever did was blue icing on cupcakes with marshmallow eyes and a raisin smile -- Cookie Monster!<BR/><BR/>My mother is also a talented artist. The art gene skipped a generation and #1 son got it. When I draw, it kinda looks like those cave drawings in South America.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-14330610350395627452008-08-22T13:17:00.000-05:002008-08-22T13:17:00.000-05:00PM, you forgot the chocolate syrup and whipped cre...PM, you forgot the chocolate syrup and whipped cream!PM's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589041787489100928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-37340364521074001682008-08-22T13:14:00.000-05:002008-08-22T13:14:00.000-05:00I knew we were kindred spirits. Party planning is...I knew we were kindred spirits. Party planning is fun! When my girls were young(er) I always baked and decorated their birthday cakes. I even learned how to make those fancy roses with butter cream icing. Ask PM about her birthday cakes. Of course they were always pound cakes because you didn't have to stack layers that might slide off before the decorating was finished. My mother had the BEST pound cake recipe ever!PM's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589041787489100928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-83925673119284029302008-08-22T12:54:00.000-05:002008-08-22T12:54:00.000-05:00OMG I love pound cake. We had a place when I was ...OMG I love pound cake. We had a place when I was growing up that would take a thick slice of pound cake, toast it on the grill with a little butter and then add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries. Yum-oh!Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-49952986269700981042008-08-22T12:51:00.000-05:002008-08-22T12:51:00.000-05:00Awesome cake!!! And yes, like you I watch too much...Awesome cake!!! And yes, like you I watch too much Food Network & HGTV. And I will eat just about any cake or pie, the exception being pound cake, no how no way!<BR/>robertsonreadsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-81452877212193514042008-08-22T12:31:00.000-05:002008-08-22T12:31:00.000-05:00I am so relieved to find out what mall bangs are. ...I am so relieved to find out what mall bangs are. I had a different idea.<BR/><BR/>My favorite cake is yellow with caramel icing--the kind where you burn the sugar in an iron skillet. My grandmother made it for every special occasion and, apparently, I am the only one who watched her make the icing. At the last family gathering my cousins threatened me with bodily harm if I didn't show up with that cake. I thought they were feeling emotional and wanting to connect with the past. Then I saw them dive into the cake. No. They just wanted the cake.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-23801547204751421352008-08-22T10:39:00.000-05:002008-08-22T10:39:00.000-05:00Mall Bangs are those fabulous mile-high (and spray...Mall Bangs are those fabulous mile-high (and sprayed with quick-set concrete) bangs that were so popular in the mid-80's. You know, the ones that look like a cockatoo landed on your forehead? Or that you're channeling your inner tsunami as a fashion statement?Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-35921327669899156202008-08-22T10:21:00.000-05:002008-08-22T10:21:00.000-05:00What the heck are mall bangs?What the heck are mall bangs?Sherry Werthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411488573654323096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-5121467980764120792008-08-22T10:18:00.000-05:002008-08-22T10:18:00.000-05:00My SP, you are a lady of many talents. I can't ev...My SP, you are a lady of many talents. I can't even draw a good stick man. I love to bake and it usually taste great but no fancy decorations will be tried or applied. <BR/>I can make a mean Earthquake cake and guess what?!? Turns out perfect every time!Sherry Werthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411488573654323096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-58419062384918680702008-08-22T09:14:00.000-05:002008-08-22T09:14:00.000-05:00If I came to a party dressed like I did in the 80'...If I came to a party dressed like I did in the 80's, I'd have to wear something baggy with spit-up on the shoulder. I was raising kids in the 80's. LOL! I never knew what mall bangs were til the other Playfriends started talking about them.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-39033738985698346942008-08-22T09:10:00.000-05:002008-08-22T09:10:00.000-05:00Well, I'm not much of a cake lover (unless it's ch...Well, I'm not much of a cake lover (unless it's cheesecake or that tiramisu cake from the Marietta Diner). I know, sacrilege. :) I prefer chocolate, but will eat vanilla, strawberry, or red velvet too. Don't like icing, but I'll eat a dab of buttercream. Mostly, I remove the icing and eat the cake. :) <BR/><BR/>I'm planning to be there, though I haven't replied to the invite yet! Hubby is a maybe -- not sure what he has going on. I will reply more formally, as this isn't going to help you out at all. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm not a party planner, but I do intend to have a luau some time after I get my back yard done (which, with the cost, could be a decade). I also think Derby parties are neat.<BR/><BR/>I think the 80s flashback sounds neat. Though I got rid of all those clothes and I probably couldn't make my hair stand up that big ever again. :)Lynn Raye Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823590040842807378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-23173206786859204542008-08-22T09:00:00.000-05:002008-08-22T09:00:00.000-05:00How pretty! If I made something like that I'd prob...How pretty! If I made something like that I'd probably sob for days because they ate it when it was meant to be looked at forever.<BR/><BR/>I'm addicted to watching "Ace of Cakes." Those guys are amazing - they so love what they do and have so much fun doing it. I'm envious.<BR/><BR/>I'm not really a cake eater, however. I'll eat if if it's put in front of me, but I'd rather have a hunk of berry pie. As for parties, I'm trying to come up with a fun theme for my birthday in two years, but I'm not having any luck, so unless I win the lotto, I'll be reading all your theme party ideas with great interest.KansasSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467124743983418197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-11918792706717243662008-08-22T08:53:00.001-05:002008-08-22T08:53:00.001-05:00I love butter cream frosting better than just abou...I love butter cream frosting better than just about any other kind. I'm not too picky about the cake, as long as there is no coconut in it. I love to bake cakes, and have the fancy Kitchen Aid mixer to help. My BIL and sister gave it to me for Christmas last year. Now I just have to get the recipe for my BIL's favorite red velvet cake.<BR/><BR/>You might be able to take a picture of the cake to Publix and have them do it all. They are pretty fab with cake making. Good luck SP!mslizalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346608035190326136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-32431738406806709302008-08-22T08:53:00.000-05:002008-08-22T08:53:00.000-05:00I think my favorite is carrot cake with cream chee...I think my favorite is carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.<BR/><BR/>I'll be there, with or without the DH. If he has a big volleyball thing that weekend, he'll just have to miss the party of the year, and I'll tell him about how much fun it was.<BR/><BR/>I'm amazed. I can't even frost cupcakes and get them to look good.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-63606348906390701692008-08-22T08:30:00.000-05:002008-08-22T08:30:00.000-05:00You are AMAZING, SP! I am so impressed.You are AMAZING, SP! I am so impressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-46839044810180902612008-08-22T08:28:00.000-05:002008-08-22T08:28:00.000-05:00I'll be there! I'll be there! And so will 'Zilla...I'll be there! I'll be there! And so will 'Zilla :-) I can't wait. <BR/><BR/>And I'm envious of your creative talents. I've never been an artist. I can't paint, draw and we all know my scrapbooking skills are non-existant. <BR/><BR/>InstigatorKira Sinclair - AKA Instigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274056066229852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-36742673672408885482008-08-22T08:17:00.000-05:002008-08-22T08:17:00.000-05:00It's May 9th! My actual birthday falls on a Saturd...It's May 9th! My actual birthday falls on a Saturday this year.<BR/><BR/>Between fall break and everything else, there may be, like 10 people eating that huge cake...Andrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.com