Sunday Sweets: Faith and Begonias
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Why hasn't john done another amazing flower sweets and filled us with his flowery knowledge of all things daisy?"
The answer to that is that I've been busy. And also lazy. Mostly the first one.
So today, let us ponder the beauty of the daisy as well as the begonia which I'm pretty sure may also be a flower of some sort!
Behold!
Submitted by Emily J. and made by Stephanie S. of Desserts for Breakfast
The majestic Begonia!
(Now at this point, there are most likely several people with PHDs in flowerology who are mentally composing emails in which I am compared to a dimwitted tribble. To which I say, "Squeak, cooo, squeak.")
Now let me stop here for a second to get real with you, as the young'uns say. Look at this orchid:
Someone MADE that with edible stuff. That is AMAZING! I think we forget sometimes the incredible talent that goes into these sweets. Just sayin'.
And speaking of daisies:
Submitted by Laura P. and made by Sugar Creations
You know what's awesome about this cake? They took a simple, lovely blue cake, stuck a pocket on it and now it's a pair of overalls. Love it.
And now for something that just reminded me that it's our anniversary next week and I need to get Jen something nice:
Submitted by Jeffrey K. and made by Zhanna Zubova
Like chocolates. Or cake. Or a day off.
Cupcakes!
Submitted by Julie B. and made by The Creative Cake Academy
I have been well trained over the past 14 years so when I looked at this cake, I immediately said, "POPPIES!" which are Jen's favorite flowers.
(Adorable anecdote: the first time Jen ever saw an actual poppy was in Washington DC and she burst into tears. There was something just so innocent and wonderful about that kind of joy. One of my best memories.)
Now this next one is my kind of cake:
Submitted by Kate K. and made by Sweet and Saucy Shop
So simple and elegant. I'd love to try to make it... And now I'm all inspired and nostalgic for the Wilton class that Jen and I took all those years ago. As I recall, I made a pretty mean daisy...
And now I'm going to switch gears on you 'cause I'm crazy like that:
Submitted by Louise S. and made by Arty Cakes
Shapow!
This cake is not simple and it's not elegant. It's wild and crazy and colorful and it's a testament to the baker's mad skillz with a piping bag. My hand cramped just looking at this. So. Cool.
And now, let's all take a moment to sigh contentedly:
Submitted by Rita F. and made by Planet Cake
*sigh*
I love blue. And white. I think I must be a little bit Greek.
Did I mention I have a thing for butterflies?
By amateur baker Yumi R-S
Wait, is that actually a daisy?!
[googlegooglegoogle]
IT IS! Now I'm all verklempt...
Okay, not really but she was super sweet for making us our own little tag.
But you know, when all is said and done, the best part of any of these cakes...
... is that you get to eat them. And that's why I love my job.
Have a Sweet to nominate? Send it to sundaysweets(at)cakewrecks.com.
