Wedding Cake artistry is torture for my boy

[mrob]

So.................I am getting Married! Not for ages yet but I am a qualified chef (in a past life) and wedding cakes go for $1000 plus here (i KNOW!! EXPENSIVE!) So i decided to make my own! I want a three teir extravagant thingy, so ive bought some fondant icing to practice making icing roses. Cant be that hard right?

Well, it is that hard, especially when you have a very spoiled parrot who is used to being included in EVERYTHING you do (its my own fault i know), who has probably ingested 1/2 his weight in fondant icing in the last day, and who has to get into EVERYTHING! He is totally white with the cornstarch i use to stop the icing going sticky from beak to tail, has run off with my bamboo skewers packet twice, and just generally made a nuisance of himself.

The thing that embarrasing is, he was obviously enjoying himself so much, indulgent parront that i am, just sorta went awww, isnt he cute, whilst he wreaked havoc across my living room!

disclaimer: once i discovered he was stealing icing i put it under lock and key =)

Why do we love them somuch? Im going to make an eclectus cake topper --- groaaan yes, im that obsessed..

 

[suebee]

awww congrats an pics of the final cake please

lmao we love them because they are at there best when they are being naughty!!!

you can always do cup cakes with parrots on as well, last wedding i went to they had a 2 tier cake and sea of cup cakes

oh an pics of the naughty gizmo please lol

 

[andrea.faerie]

This made my morning haha Lucy is the same way! and Bleu steals any kind of food.. CONGRATS! I love making cakes

 

[merlinsmom13]

Congrats, if you can't make the roses, try something else. I've seen beautiful cakes done w/fresh flowers on a elegant fondant icing base. There are alot of spray paint color safe for consumption, maybe a lace stencil w/a white on white motiff. I would love to try my hand @ the decorating. Lucky you have time b4 your wedding to "play". Also lucky that you have such a dedicated assistant to help out. lol