Cross Stitching

Twice a year my church has a big General Conference. Essentially what this means is 8 hours of church in two days. Now it is one of my favorite times of the year but when I was a little kid I didn't find it quite so thrilling and would ultimately end up being rowdy and loud as we watched the broadcast in our basement. Luckily, my genius mother had a solution:

Cross Stitching

My mother sat each of us down and taught us to cross stitch and twice a year we would sit and cross stitch to our hearts content. It kept us occupied and quiet which made mom quite happy. It still cracks me up to picture my little brother fighting with my sister over certain colors of thread. That is a great visual for me.

Anyway... enough family history. The other day I was sitting and thinking of what a really cool cake would be to make and it hit me. CROSS STITCH!! So, the adventure of cross stitching a cake began. So. Much. Fun.

It was the long weekend. I had spent most of the day out in the sun picnicking and playing tennis. The only way that weekend could have been better was to make a fantastic cake. So, that is just what I did.

A Quilt for G-ma

A year ago I was starting to put together some awesome plans to spend the summer of 2012 interning in NYC right in the Financial District. Yah.... a block from Wall Street. I'm kind of a big deal. It was one of the most amazing trips ever. I LOVE NYC and the amazing energy that there is in that city. Side note: Randi's dream - go study cake decorating in NYC. Yah... how ridiculously cool will that be?! I'll get there eventually.

Back to my 2012 trip. That trip was amazing and I had amazing personal and profession experiences that I just could not get here in the booming metropolis of Edmonton. It was awesome. That trip would not have happened if it wasn't for the amazing support of many people, most importantly my parents and my grandparents. So, as a thank you for the contribution that my grandparents made, I made them a cake! It's kinda my thing. My grandma is the most amazing quilter in the whole entire world. (I know that sounds like a hyperbole and maybe it is but just trust me that she is awesome.) In reference to this I made a quilt cake for my G-ma and G-pa. Awww!

Oh, and I have also included a picture of a quilt she has helped me with and that I have been working on for 6 years. Yah, forever. I just don't have that much spare time okay!

Summer is Coming!!

I know the fact that the snow outside seems to never, ever, ever, ever, ever want to go away can be a bit discouraging but summer is coming!!! It better be..... Anyways, what better way to celebrate the melting snow than through a delicious cake! I'm pretty proud of my fantastic hammock. Please take note of its awesomeness. And the adorable footprints.

My Most Favouritest Cakes... Some of Them Anyways.

Well, I have been pretty bad at keeping this updated lately. I will be the first to admit that. Don't fret internet world, I still love cakes and I still love making them. I have actually been taking some time lately to attempt to perfect the french macaron. I failed a little bit. Haha! That's a lie. They always taste AWESOME but about 50% of the time I am still getting cracks. I will get them perfect eventually. I am determined.

Anyways. I am rambling. Today I thought it would be fun to just post some of my favorite cakes that I have made. These have been made over the last three years for a wide variety of reasons. The common denominator is that I love them. And you should to. So, without further ado, here we go!

End of the World

So, I had the most fantastic New Year's ever. I skipped out on the getting dolled up and the parties and the dancing and had a night in with movies and a cake to create. Yay!!! I know to some people that might sound lame but it was heavenly to me. 8 movies later I had a fantastic new creation. Lucky for the bride and groom the world didn't end and they were able to have their beautiful wedding and this cake didn't go to waste.

Disaster to Divine

Sometimes making cakes drives me absolutely crazy. And yet I simultaneously love it. Haha! I know it makes no sense. Cakes and I are in a complicated relationship. Facebook can confirm it.

I was super stoked for this cake. Karina and Mike are adorable. I went over to their place and they impressed me so much with how well they just for together. We planned out a cake and I was giddy-excited to make it happen.

Actually making it turned into a disaster. I had some major major issues with the fondant and had to recover three of the four layers. Drove me crazy. But, I am stubborn and fought and I think it turned out alright! Yay weddings!

Win!

The Christmas Edition

So, cool fact. If you google Randalicious Cakes, my blog is the first thing to come up! Who knew!? I know, not that exciting but just humour me okay?? And yes, my American friends, I that is how we spell humour in Canada.

Moving on. So, this weekend we had a ward Christmas Party. (No, I'm not in a psych ward or anything, that's just what they call congregations in my church.) Somehow the Christmas party and the talent show got combined. So, I changed my cake making plans from making Van Gogh's Starry Night into making an ugly sweater. It's classier anyways. Haha!

I got the idea from Colette Peters, my new cake idol. She did a Father's Day cake that ended up on Pinterest so my roommate obviously found it. I was planning out the cake and brainstorming when it hit me. Nope, I'm not just going to do any old sweater, I'm going to make a cake that is the exact replica of the sweater I will be wearing!!!! I'm a genius and not even the slightest bit humble about it. Sorry... But not really.

So, that's exactly what I did. I pulled out one of my nasty Ecuador wool sweaters that I bought at the crazy market up there and I made a cake to match.

And now I shall show you pictures of it. Before that though, without further adieu, I need to give Jeff Bennett a shout out for making such a big deal about it. It made me feel quite loved :)