Making a violin

[Steve Maskery]

My mate Graham is having a 70th party tomorrow.
My other mate, Sheila, said, "Ooh, Steve likes cooking, I'm sure he'll make you a cake". Thanks Sheila. I do like cooking but I'm no expert baker. Still, a Mate's a Mate, eh?

Graham has taken up the violin, much to everyone's distress, so Challenge On.

First I baked a few cakes, chocolate and swiss roll

I shoved them together and used another small cake tin to shape the profile

Then hide all the evidence

A couple of biscuits and liquorice allsorts

Finally a few Strawberry laces and

Now all I have to do is transport it in one piece.

Mary Berry eat your heart out.

 

[doctor Bob]

Billy's licking his chops and slobbering, that cake is definately on his bucket list!!!!

 

[sammy.se]

Very nice Steve. Thanks for the WIP.
Cue the usual... "I would have gone for a gloss finish" ;-)
and
"What glue did you use? I bet the icing left you enough glue up time"

 

[Steve Maskery]

Billy's licking his chops and slobbering, that cake is definitely on his bucket list!!!!

You jolly well keep him away...

S

 

[OscarG]

ha... that's brilliant Steve. (hammer)

Sure your mate will love it.

 

[Toonie]

Is it a strawberryvarius ?

 

[John Brown]

Made with Creamona?

 

[Eric The Viking]

I have only liked the two posts above since there isn't a button to alert the mods to terrible puns.

Anyway having sampled Mr. Maskery's cooking a few times I have rosin to bow to his very superior skills...

... <grabs cat & coat; makes a run for it>.

 

[Doug B]

Looks luscious like Lucia Micarelli =P~ =P~

 

[Steve Maskery]

Thank you all (I think).
I've just had a bit of the leftover cake for pud, and EIISSM, the cake itself isn't half bad. The icing is a bit sweet for my taste, but then icing always is.
I started this yesterday and I suspect I've put on half a stone.

 

[pollys13]

Amazing he will be very chuffed.

 

[lurker]

Should be good for a few jigs

 

[Steve Maskery]

Should be good for a few jigs

Boom-boom!