I'm sorry I am so late in seeing this, but happy birthday! I love your cakes! That is very impressive. And I love that you made the decorations on your nephew's cake out of cookies. Fondant is all the rage these days, and it is pretty, but not very tasty. Why make something not yummy on a cake? My mom used to make us Barbie cakes when we were little, because my sister and I were really into Barbies. But unlike the store bought ones - which used a fake doll made of only the upper half - my mom would use an actual (whole) Barbie. So then we got the doll after the cake was eaten. Seems cruel to tease a kid with that fake half Barbie ;)
Vinegar pie - interesting. My grandma in Tennessee makes chess pie. It seems to me to be an old-timey dessert that has gone out of fashion, which is quite a shame. Or maybe it is only that the deep south eats it, and it is unknown in Florida. But I love her chess pie - both regular and chocolate - and always look forward to having it. I hope you enjoyed yours very much. I'm sure you did.
Thank you !
I agree about fondant. I never thought it tasted good either, so I never used it. I never understood when it became all the rage. Sure you could make quite an amazing sculpture using it and if it was just for show, ok ! However, if it was supposed to be eaten, the flavor was quite the fail.
My Mom used to make us doll cakes too. It was a whole doll, but it was a cheaper plastic one and shorter than barbie. She would make a stacked cake with graduated layers getting smaller as it went up and she would put the doll in the top and make an icing bodice.
Vinegar and Chess Pie I am sure are the same or very close. I did enjoy my birthday. My family made it quiet the happy day for me.