the perk. #29

Posted on 31 October 2016 by what sandra thinks

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number twenty-nine.

This weekend was my daughter’s birthday party. It’s always a small gathering at my mom’s. But even with fewer than 10 people at the party, I go a little crazy. I love to do it… and my kids love to see the cool things I create for them.

My daughter’s birthday isn’t until 11/6 (and mine is 6/11 — freaky, right?). The party was supposed to be closer to that date. But due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to move the party up… which made it closer to Halloween… which was perfect.

And I’ve been waiting for this particular birthday for years… ever since I found this:

fred-cake-candelabra

How cool is that?? I love it so much!

This perfect little candelabra holds 9 candles. For 5 years, it’s been sitting on a shelf while I waited for the girl’s 9th birthday. Building a party around this was so much fun… right in my wheelhouse. All dark and kinda goth and just… cool.

First, I made the invitation, of course. Designing stuff like this — I love it.

invitationBut let’s move on. To cake.  

Blood. It had to be done. And I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was. It’s far from perfect… it was my first time. But I love the look so much that I’d like to do it again… not just with red to make blood. Blue for rain? Black for… um… being awesome? Oh, the possibilities…

blood cake.

I had a few little drips and spills on the counter… even the floor (oops)… so I had to clean up. Then I had to wash all my bowls and tools and such. And all I could think the entire time I was cleaning was… Is this how it feels to clean up a murder scene?

Then the candelabra… which, of course, couldn’t just sit there on the cake. It had to be all creepy with spiderwebs and, well, spiders. The plan was to use cotton candy pulled into some web-like form… but that didn’t work. Not even a little. Little clumps of fluff… nothing close to web-like. Fail!

cotton-candy

I gave up trying to find something edible to act as webs. I moved on to random web-like Halloween decorations. I did have to pass on the spiderweb lace gloves… $14.00 for gloves to cut up? Nope.

goth cake.

I think it worked out pretty well. Kind of webby… with creeping spiders. But the real test was lighting the candles…

goth cake lit.

goth cake lit.

What do you think? I loved it so much more once the candles were lit. Glowing and creepy and ripped out of a haunted mansion. I was really happy with it. And most important of all — my daughter loved it. And the second most important — inside. The red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting was delicious.

Finally… I couldn’t resist putting one of the pictures through a filter… so cool!

Happy Halloween…

goth cake prisma.

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☼ Perky. It’s not just for boobs anymore.
©2016 what sandra thinks

About what sandra thinks

Sandra is a writer, sometimes blogger, poet, artist, emotional disaster. She thinks far too much and sleeps far too little. Sandra lives in the Northeastern U.S. but dreams of an oceanfront home in Italy, but she would settle for a non-oceanfront home in Italy. She loves books, brutal honesty, coffee, and the color black. She hates insincerity, beer, whipped cream, and facebook. And she is uncomfortable talking about herself in the third person.
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57 Responses to the perk. #29

  1. sonofabeach96 says:
    31 October 2016 at 8:30 am

    You had me at cream cheese icing! Looks terrific! 😃

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  2. Halycon Prana says:
    31 October 2016 at 8:47 am

    That is so cool. How lucky your daughter is to have a creative and caring mom.

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  3. Meg Sorick says:
    31 October 2016 at 8:59 am

    OH MY GOD! You’re a genius! This is beyond cool! I was so hoping you’d post pictures of the cake. It is amazing! Love, love, love!

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  4. ladieswholunchreviews says:
    31 October 2016 at 9:02 am

    Wow, that is fantastic! You did such a great job, I bet the kids were thrilled. The cake is to DIE for, bwahaha!

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  5. Miriam says:
    31 October 2016 at 9:23 am

    What a great mum you are! And what an awesome gothic cake, it looks amazing and sounds as though you had a ball making it. Maybe you should go into the cake decorating business 😏🍰

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  7. gigglingfattie says:
    31 October 2016 at 12:54 pm

    This. Is. AUH. MAZING! Super fantastic! A little creepy but totally amazing!

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  8. VictoryInTrouble says:
    31 October 2016 at 1:12 pm

    Oh, wow! How awesome!! That looks really cool. I hope your daughter had a blast!

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  9. Al Lane says:
    31 October 2016 at 2:25 pm

    So much awesomeness!

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  10. Lennon Carlyle says:
    31 October 2016 at 7:05 pm

    Are you kidding me??!!!???!!! That. Cake. Is. Fantastic!!!!! Love the invitations too. You’re so damn talented!!!

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  11. amanda (Just in Queso) says:
    31 October 2016 at 10:00 pm

    That looks amazing! You’re so creative. Happy Halloween, and Happy (early) Birthday to your daughter!

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  12. magarisa says:
    31 October 2016 at 11:22 pm

    Great job with the cake! It looks awesome!

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  13. sirensong1208 says:
    1 November 2016 at 7:46 am

    How fantastic! And Happy Birthday to your daughter!

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  14. KatieComeBack says:
    6 November 2016 at 11:38 am

    Excellent job! Definite cool mom points.

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