A very well known quote from Alice in Wonderland, said after eating a cake that said "Eat Me" and growing larger...expanding out like a "telescope."
Heck, I tend to "expand out" when I eat cake, also!
This is a print of my original mixed media piece made with acrylic paint, ink, stamping, and colored pencil. It will be signed and dated in pencil on the backside.
All images and artwork copyright by Lori Ramotar
My friend, Cheri, just celebrated the 1st birthday of her son Riley.
To commemorate the day she made these awesome Monkey Cuppies from an old issue of Taste of Home magazine.
Unfortunately, like most boys, young Riley doesn't know a good thing when he sees one. Apparently the sugar shock of the chocolate frosting was just not his cup of tea.
She loved the color orange. Goofy toys. Fine design. Starbucks runs. Plaid shorts. T-Shirts. The sun. Days off. Swearing like a sailor. Sporty cars. All things Kitsch. But, most of all, she loved her partner, Kerri (shown above with our friends Mark and Todd.)
My friend Ardyth lost her battle with that F*CKING Ovarian Cancer last week. These are some cupcakes I made for her early in my cupcake life. For a birthday that seems like a lifetime ago. She would have been 50 on May 4th this year. At least she will never be "old". On one hand her end was swift and immediate on the other it made 5 years seems like 5 decades. Ovarian Cancer is a demon among all monsters. I pray I never see it do to another friend what it did to her.
Take a moment and visit Kelly Ripa's special Virtual Cake Sale on the Electrolux website where you can send an e-cake for free; for each cake sent they will donate $1 to Ovarian Cancer Reseach Fund.
...at least in sugar! Anita Jamal of Petaling Jaya, Malaysia has done it again. Her sugar art is amazing and she has clearly gone above and beyond with this bouquet of sweetness. Be sure to pop over to her flickr page, you will be amazed at all of her creations!
"OK Miss Cupcake queen. I am obviously NOT a cake queen - thought you would be amused by this mornings major blunder. When making a half round cake in a bowl to be the cake dress for a barbie, I thought ONE cake mix couldn't possibly be enough because it only filled half the bowl - so I added another and put it in the oven. Now cake is flowing like lava all over the inside of my oven, the house is filling with smoke, the fire alarms are going off and I'm only on my first cup of coffee. Note to self: Drink coffee BEFORE trying to bake!"
Feel like Makin' (Lavender) Love?! That should be no problem with the bouquet of winning cupcakes by Stephanie of Englewood, CO. With a combination of the the popular vote and the random draw, she was a sure thing! Her creation (one of three, actually) "A lavender and fruity olive oil cake filled with a fresh blackberry sauce and topped with lemon butter cream frosting. The cake is flavored with a little extra lemon zest. The blackberry sauce has a hint of sweet balsamic vinegar. The scent of lavender is an aphrodisiac to women, and who doesn't love getting flowers from their S.O.?" Sounds divine!
For her efforts, she will be receiving the following amazing prizes:
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