Once it Came Together...It Came Together

I'll show pics tomorrow of the finished cake and food for the Pampered Chef party tonight.  In the meantime you guys will get a kick out of this, I think.

 

I had leftover batter and buttercream, coconut cake with coconut buttercream, so I decided to satisfy my curiosity on something.  Have any of you ever ordered any "fancy cakes" as my Mom used to say by mail?  I see them all the time in catalogs like Dean & DeLuca. They're always fondant and they're always pretty but I've often wondered just how good they could possibly be, how they traveled, and if they came out on the other end.  You know what I mean?  Every single time I see a mail order cake I scratch my head but no way am I spending $100-200 to find out. They must or they wouldn't still be featured in catalogs but I am from the Show Me state and I usually do like to be shown before I'll believe.

Sooooooooo....let's  play  a game.  I finished this little cake in the fondant cut outs I had and I tinted the mashmallow fondant sage green, Sher at What Did You Eat's favorite color. It's hard to see in this pic but it's a really pretty marbled shade of sage green with darker juniper green leaves and bright yellow (neon) and orange flowers.

As of 9am this morning that baby's on a truck going next day deliver to northern California.  It's wrapped in several layers of plastic wrap and then cushioned in its small box with wadded up paper towels. Then the UPS Store people are putting it into a slightly bigger box cushioned with styrofoam.

Wanna hear the punchline?  Sher has no idea this is coming until she either reads this post or answers the doorbell.  Isn't this fun?  It's like a little surprise we're all in on that she probably won't know about until after it shows up because one of her friend's birthdays is today and she's busy making Nancy's favorite oatmeal cookies.

Hee hee.  Nobody tell.

I'm hoping and assuming Sher will blog it on the other end and we can at least see if Mary Everygal can mail a cake and get it across the country.  There's nothing in it like cream cheese that would have to be chilled so the one step I'm not going to is I'm not tracking down any kind of ice packs, just trying to pack well and ship fast.

UPDATE:  Holy Crap, that was an expensive little experiment.  To get it there by tomorrow at 10:30am cost $70.  But to get it there by Saturday or Monday was only $3-5 less. Weird, huh?  Oh well.  The lengths I go to to satisfy my curiosity! BUT so what, the good news is it will be there by tomorrow at 10:30am. Yay!

UPDATE  UPDATE:  It ARRIVED! Go to www.whatdidyoueat.typepad.com to see Sher's reaction!

Comments

[Jenny]

Hehe that is soooo cool! I won't tell Sher!
PS Cake looks lovely, btw.

[gilly]

That's so awesome - I can't wait to see her reaction! What a thoughtful experiment, Glenna!

[Tanna]

That is just way out fun! I won't tell! But I will wait to see how it all comes down!

[Kalyn]

Ah, gee, you're such a great friend. What a fun surprise. Sher is lucky to have a great friend like you!

[Glenna]

Jenny--okay, shhhh...:-) Thanks!

Gilly--I can't either. It will be fun to see what she says.

Tanna--it will be fun to see when she sees this!!

Kalyn--Thanks! Even though we're adults, we have to remember to play, right?

[sher]

SHRIEK!!!!!!!!!!! Did you you hear me scream???? Oh, my God!!! It hasn't come yet--I think you need to call and tell them to refund some of the money. I certainly will blog this. Nancy and I will be so excited!!!!!! You are so incredible! The cake is just wonderful looking on the blog--can't wait to get it! I'll certainly let you know! Big, massive hugs!!!!!!!!!!

Dean & Delucca? Phooey!

[Glenna]

LOL! LOVE your reaction. Thank you!
I wish I'd gotten it together so that you'd have it for when Nancy comes ov er today but oh well. You'll have it tomorrow morning by 10:30am or let me know.

Bob can't have any. Hee hee.

[Callipygia]

That is such a lovely thing to do for a special friend! I read about this on Sher's site and am so excited to find out how the experiment works out. I have by the way sent those expensive Dean and Deluca cakes to my parents. They've always said they are good...

[Muffin]

I just saw the link to this from Tastespotting, and I've gotta tell you, I seriously JUST did this two weeks ago. I sent a cake from Vancouver Washington state all the way to New York City. It was a one layer 8" round, covered in fondant and decorated with gumpaste and fondant decorations (it was for for a TV network, and they requested their logo, and then we made an Ipot, some cds, a cell phone, tennis shoe, and a bunch of other strange things)

I was totally amazed it made it there in one piece. Sure, it cost about 90$, heh..

One recommendation I have if you're sending a cake with fragile decorations that are raised up off the cake, wrap the cake in cellophane a few times, and then tin foil, so it holds its shape. Then use packing peanuts and those air pillows, to keep it safe.

yay for sending cakes!

[Lydia]

What a great surprise, and such a beautiful cake! I read the post at Sher's, and now yours, and now I'm going back to hers.

[Dolores]

What a wonderful surprise... and a lovely 'summer celebration' cake!

[Glenna]

Callipygia--Thanks for letting me know the D&D ones are good. Let's see if mine will get there in one piece. It was a really good coconut cake, if I do say so myself. I'd love to share it with Sher. It sucks when friends are spread out all over, you know?

Muffin--WOW! You are so cool! Congrats on the cake and thanks for letting me know.

Lydia--LOL! Well we should know in less than 12 hours...

Delores--yes, exactly!!!!

[Glenna]

Callipygia--Thanks for letting me know the D&D ones are good. Let's see if mine will get there in one piece. It was a really good coconut cake, if I do say so myself. I'd love to share it with Sher. It sucks when friends are spread out all over, you know?

Muffin--WOW! You are so cool! Congrats on the cake and thanks for letting me know.

Lydia--LOL! Well we should know in less than 12 hours...

Delores--yes, exactly!!!!

[peabody]

What a cool looking cake!!!

[Glenna]

Thanks, Peabody!

[Deborah Dowd]

I love your cake and its kitchen utensils! You are really gifted, and your cake experiment with Sher... inspired!

[Glenna]

Deborah--Thanks so much! It was really fun. (Once it was done). The little cake for Sher was definitely fun!

[neema hakim]

it looks tasty can i have the recipe