Okay, I lost my mind this year and decided to do 3 fair cakes.

[sinkingfeeling]

Now I'm not too happy with any of them. First attempt at buttercream palette knife decorating..



Next, a take off from a Debby Brown design.



And the last was a complete failure. Attempted to do this cake, wrapped in a sugar sheet, but found it was too humid and sagged. So, I had to go with a plain fondant instead.



Will be taking them 60 miles to Illinois State Fair on Sunday. No chance of championship this year.

[Wingus Dingus]

1. I'm no cake decorating expert, but I think they're beautiful.

[Scrivener7]

2. Oh, come on, now! Every one of those is GEORGEOUS!!!!

You have such talent!

PS: The dragon is too amazing!

[elleng]

3. YES you DID, and we thank you, even tho

we won't be eating any of them!

[BlueGreenLady]

4. Wow

Gorgeous cakes!

[patphil]

5. You're a cake champion in my view.

Beautiful cakes!

[PittBlue]

6. Wow!! That is amazing.

[SheltieLover]

7. Gorgeous. Every one is a winner in my eyes!

[IcyPeas]

8. Omg. These are great! I couldn't do that in a million years. And just how will you transport them?

[lillypaddle]

9. Wow, those are fantastic!

[Bristlecone]

10. All look great to me

[lucca18]

11. They all look perfect!🎂

You are very creative!

[richdj25]

12. If they taste as good as they look...

I'll take them off your hands. Bet they go well with sherbet ice cream and some berries.

[Solly Mack]

13. I like them. I love your talent for decorating cakes. I enjoy seeing the finished product.

But I get wanting a project of mine to be just so, instead of me thinking it came out so-so.

Still, your cakes are great!

[MiHale]

14. In almost every competition...

I’ve seen presentation is one thing taste is another which usually tips the balance.
Is that how it works at your fair?

[sinkingfeeling]

27. If I were entering real cakes, the answer would be 'yes'. But I just do decorating contests.

The exteriors are all real, edible stuff, but the inside is a foam dummy or a cake pan. It's like the cakes you see in bakery windows.

[keithbvadu2]

15. I'll bring a knife and fork to help you destroy such monstrosities.

I'll bring a knife and fork to help you destroy such monstrosities.

Your shame will be our secret.

[spooky3]

20. Hee hee! Nt

[SidneyR]

16. I logged in specifically to comment on this.

Like, what do you mean this isn't fantastic?! Wow! These cakes are beautiful.

[Sky Jewels]

17. Those are amazing! I'm exhausted

just thinking about all the work that took!

[JohnnyRingo]

18. Such talent and patience.

I don't even understand the art of cooking and baking. Putting a list of ingredients in an oven and pulling out a meatloaf or a perfect cake is pure sorcery to me.

[spooky3]

19. You are so talented and skillful!

I especially like the rose in the top photo!

[summer_in_TX]

21. Wow, the dragon guarding the castle is amazing!

They're beautiful and you are so talented!

[barbtries]

22. i'd be proud of any of those.

early days of the pandemic, i bought a bunch of stuff for cake decorating. i'm such a failure at it that i've never used it.

[Baitball Blogger]

23. Wowsy!

[hippywife]

24. Much better than I could have ever done.

I just wouldn't want the transporting 60 miles in the summer heat part of this project.

[Atticus]

25. If those are your "failures" I'm not sure my heart could survive the excitement of viewing

one of your successes!

I think I gained 3 pounds just looking at those, but thanks for the pix.

[sinkingfeeling]

26. You can see all 10 of my champion cakes in my journal.