Cake decorating shows are my secret passion. In fact, I record so many that my husband often marvels at how many there actually are on television!
I thoroughly enjoy watching the process of creating a cake from start to finish; of watching another artist hard at work on something about which they are passionate. There is never a time when I am viewing a show that I don't feel the inevitable pull to get up and make a cake of my own. My family benefits from this compulsion regularly and they actually encourage me to watch my shows so that I will get inspired to bake for them!
This evening I was sitting with some quiet time to myself (unheard of, I know!) while my husband was out with our eldest at softball practice and our two youngest were next door playing with friends. I was finally getting around to watching Food Network Challenge's "Last Cake Standing" (last season) and thoroughly enjoying the first episode.
Their first challenge was to create a cake that tells the story of who they are. The competitors - Michelle Bommarito, Bronwen Weber, James Roselle, Courtney Clark, Mary Maher, and Elissa Strauss - got to work on what I saw as essentially the story of their life, and I paused to ask myself what I would have done if I was one of them.
The answer was simple: a tall, ambitious cake with exquisite detail that represented my love of all things cake, perhaps with me in the forefront and my children avidly watching while my husband lending a hand as I worked on my creation. The cake would definitely be colorful, vibrant, and fun, much as I see myself.
And if taste were a judging criterion, it would taste out of this world!
Happy baking!
Christina
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