It is quite the production. First, I bake the orange poppy seed cake, two batches. It is going to be a big octopus. They cool and are cut to shape then its into the refrigerator for assembly tomorrow. Kent and I both sample the trimmings and even if I do say so myself, it is going to be delicious. It is all vegan of course.
The next project is making the ocean themed serving tray. Kent cuts ¼” plywood 22”X22”. I cover it with blue tissue paper and clear cellophane (a repurpose of wrapping from my Mother’s Day flowers). There are bright colored sea animals trapped between. Looks like it is going to work out great.
OK, time to assemble this thing. A big slab of cake becomes a rock for the octopus to rest on. A dome and layer create the body. Oreos, lots of Oreos, are the stuff that tentacles are made of. Kent carves me halves and 2/3 cookies and we even use a few minis. Bring in the glue, a lot of royal icing, and here it is, the framework of the great octopus cake. All that is left is what seems like a ton of purple buttercream icing. Add some googly sugar eyes and fruit loop tentacle suckers and ta-dah, one octopus. I love it.