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Fourth Of July Grill Cake
Buttercream (sweating buttercream!) with royal icing grill painted with silver dust. Charcoal briquets are shards from the first (broken) grill painted with yellow, red and brown gel food colors. Sweaty but well-received. Note to self: bother to put a tip on the bag next time so the lines are nice and round instead of this way.
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Chinese-Themed Wedding Cake
Wedding cake in white and green accents with Chinese "shuang xi" character used for weddings. This was for our "registry" marriage -- the "big cake" for the "big wedding" this year will also have the Chinese theme but it will be bigger. Had to have the Chinese characters after a decade living in Taiwan! All buttercream with fresh flowers.