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Please describe your bodyart:: Tribal ankle band, small flower on my inner wrist, small dragon on my shoulder, a self designed vines and thumbprint heart on my inner forearm and a back piece based on art of a good friend. I'm in the planning stages of a sleeve based on my past 25 years as a pastry chef.

About Me:: I grew up in Colorado but now live near D.C. Fond of Mini Coopers, Eddie Izzard, rats , hockey and ethnic foods.

Describe your profession:: I am a pastry chef/ cake designer (think Food network cake challenge type cakes without the big money or recognition!) I learned as an apprentice and on the job. My online portfolio can be viewed here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v209/norsgoebel/cakes/?start=0
I'm also an artist and have been specializing in polymer clay work for the past 8 years. I also dabble in watercolor, precious metal clay and collage work.

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At 1:51pm on July 15, 2008, John R said…: Just wanted to say hey from a fellow MINI owner.

At 1:45pm on December 16, 2007, jude said…: Oh Im sorry, Carpal Tunnel is the pits. Hopefully you can still make one once in a while for your pleasure though.

At 12:21pm on December 12, 2007, jude said…: any christmas cakes in the works? I would love to see.

At 12:12pm on October 12, 2007, Jess said…: Cake turned out good. I hadn't delivered a cake that far (about 30 minutes to a neighboring town) and it was a bumpy ride, had a few cracks and one of my tiers slid just a tad but I was able to cover it with icing/flowers and turned out nice! My picture is too big, so some time I'll crunch it down and post it. :) Now I get to do a fondant gift-wrapped cake for my mom's 50th birthday party! I've not done a fondant bow before but looks pretty easy.

At 7:29pm on October 4, 2007, jude said…: Anytime, I could watch the cake competitions and ace of cakes all day...

At 12:27pm on October 4, 2007, jude said…: oh my god i just checked out the cakes, holy......
amazing, I love the bushel of crabs and LV bag
Im in awe.

At 5:26pm on October 3, 2007, Jess said…: I guess maybe I just don't smooth my fondant evenly enough around the edges. Haven't done a square cake yet, just round. I make my own fondant, though, it's cheaper and I have a sure-fire crowd pleaser recipe that I use (marshmallow based, yummy! let me know if you want recipe). And I do know that kneading helps. I also replace half of the water in my fondant with corn syrup which makes it more elastic. I do use the cornstarch/powder mix already. Sounds like I'm on the right track, practice makes perfect! Gumpaste....haven't used that yet, nor have I had much luck with royal icing. But from what I can tell, royal is really only used in the professional world to adhere gumpaste stuff to a cake, unless they want the nasty hard edible flowers....

At 12:27pm on October 3, 2007, jude said…: Barbi,
I cant view your sight w/the cakes, im not the most savy w/computers, maybe i dont have the full address?

At 4:21pm on October 2, 2007, Jess said…: I love your cakes! Okay, I do have a question: I love using rolled fondant (I call it Fundant LOL). I always have one side of the cake where the fondant ends up wrinkled or buckled, as I'm trying to stretch and smooth it over the cake I always end up with this strange section of fondant twoards the base of the cake. Any hints? And my other question - do you bake all cakes from scratch?

At 12:34pm on October 2, 2007, Jess said…: Yes, cakes! Where can i see some pictures of yours? I have only been doing cakes since the first of the year. My first BIG wedding is this weekend.....eeek! I'm confident, though, and very excited to see the finished product. Wish me luck....