This is definitely the year of the dragon – the reptilian wonders are popping up everywhere! After posting our dragon cake photos and directions, I asked for pictures of your own Chinese New Year celebrations, and have been grinning ever since. People have sent the BEST pictures of dragon cakes. What I love the most is seeing how each person adapts the cake to fit their particular candy, color, dietary, or size requirements. Some of the cakes are gluten and artificial-color free, some are party-sized, some are family-sized, some are decorated by the kids, and some are decorated by adults with crazy icing skills. This little army of dragons is made with a wonderful array of candies, heads, and personal touches. The creativity is just awesome!
Important: For privacy, I cropped out all kids’ faces and didn’t put any decorator names or links on the above pics unless given permission. But I’d LOVE to include that info. If it’s ok to link your cake picture to your blog, or have your name appear in the mouseover text for your cake, or have me uncrop your pic to show faces, or add a cake that I don’t have yet, or anything at all, just click “email M3” in the left sidebar and let me know. (If you hover over your cake you’ll see a number, please include that in your email.) Also, if you want your cake picture removed, just say the word. It will be done immediately.
Gong Xi Fa Cai! Gong Hey Fat Choy! Happy year of the dragon!
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Thanks for posting all the dragon cakes. What fun! We will be doing another one next week for my daughter's birthday party.
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures, and happy to see ours included! I'll email you when I can get to the other computer.
ReplyDeleteLove the diverse creativity going on!
ReplyDeleteWe will be going to the SF parade this Sat, will we see you there?
-Heather
So much fun!!! Love to see all the different dragons and the variations on your amazing theme!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to see all the different decorating techniques. guess I didn't need only 2 colours of M&Ms after all!
Heather - we won't be there this year. We've got 3 birthdays this week and weekend. Yikes! Have a blast!
ReplyDeleteThose are so awesome! Thanks for posting -- they were really fun to see.
ReplyDeleteThose are amazing! I have to say I love the rainbow dragons!! I don't think I would have thought to do that. Super cool. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLoved them all. But my favorite has to be the Loch Ness Monster dragon #10
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFor another cute idea, see:
www.pilsbury.com
Search for: Happy Birthday Marshmallow Cupcakes
Rhonda -- I know, crazy huh?! Did you see the rainbow one with swirls of M&Ms? OMG. Love.
ReplyDeleteAnon: Cute, cute cupcakes, and I feel like even I couldn't mess those up (quite important!).
The cakes are all beautiful. I hope each person had as much fun making them as you and Maggie had.
ReplyDeleteThat was my unidentified Anonymous comment. Sorry about that.
ReplyDeleteMa
What great cakes!
ReplyDeleteAre you going to be at the FCC BTNY party this Saturday in Mill Valley? I'd love to meet you there.
Hi K, we're going to miss it this year. We've got 3 birthdays in the next 3 days and just couldn't fit it in. Have a blast!!
ReplyDeleteSo fun! They all look fabulous. On a side note, for those locals who are going to SF for the parade...how child friendly is it? We've got 7 kids ages 14, 13, 11, 7, 5, 18 mths and 16 mths. I think it would be too much this year for the babies, but how safe/child appropriate is it? We really would love to go sometime.
ReplyDeletegreat work!
ReplyDeleteI made the marshmallow cupcakes for a combined Birthday/Valentines party tomorrow.
ReplyDeletered cupcake papers from Target
white cake
white frosting
marshmallow petals with red sugar sprinkling
cinnamon red hot for fliwer center
Cute!
The scissors cause the marshmallow slices to form a petal shape. The slice is sticky, of course, so it grabs the sugar.
I did the petals a day ahead, and they were very easy to put in place today.
I'm still planning to make one. Because of construction on our house, I have a feeling we'll be having our party in May or June!
ReplyDeleteMy plan is to decorate with Reese's Pieces. I can't have chocolate, and since only 3 colors come in the bag, I'm thinking I can buy a few regular bags and hopefully have enough of what I need. :)
Okay that is awesome!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHave fun on your get away. By the way, you will look great in your suit!
Your two daughters are adorable, I too love your dragon cakes, they are perfect! My daughter was found on the streets in a small town in China, so I hardly know anything about her family history. I was so upset that I wouldn't be able to tell her anything of her past, but after reading http://onlineceucredit.com/edu/social-work-ceus-iap I have learned that teaching her of the Chinese culture with make positive impact on her life. I love helping her to make a connection with her roots!
ReplyDeleteWhere I can get the Dragon templates for your Dragon 3?
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