in a right royal huff about cake recategorisation

[Slubberdegullion]

cor. I haven't done AIBU for an age, but I am I know I am (bu) and need some get some get a grips and bridge rebuilding tips.

For the last 3 years I have donated a decorated Christmas cake to the school Christmas fair raffle.

Last night I get an e-mail asking for its weight as THE PTA POWERS THAT BE have decided to put it into a 'guess the weight of the cake' comp and not in the raffle.

I know, OUTRAGEOUS isn't it? Man they have a nerve.

So I sent a few hoity e-mails.

Then I went to bed and had a lemsip and now have realised I am a giant precious-cake arse.

Hijack - love the cake-related xmas name Pointy

Much as I hate to say it, it appears an image of the Big Purple One is burned onto my retina. Can you downgrade to a delicate frosted lilac?

panettoiny (once again the BEST christmas name change ever! how do you do it? you get my vote if you're in the comp)

I had 3 cakes in the gaffe today. One now is the purple marvel/monstrosity, the second one is ...well the second one and the last one is still all wrapped up in a cupboard.

lol @ Big Purple One

new one is white with a hint of purple

it's because nobody likes christmas cake and they're probably sick of buying it out of pity

it is now a game

I am proper poorly slubber. All hot and voice losty n sheet.

My IPad spellcheck corrected you to slugger

begone foul cake insulter

thank you thank you. It came to me in a night time flash.

So what will you do with the Big Purple if you ice another for the fete? Who gets your second best?

that's activate

poor bramble too ill to cellophane then mrs?

I think I'll keep the Big Purple One for me.

PIL will get the last one.

foul cake insulter

that's me that is

I like to insult foul cakes

now a Victoria Sponge - classic, Chocolate Fudge - dreamy

but christmas cake - full of dried insects and ick

How are you churning out these cakes so fast? Shouldn't the fruit be steeping in pure alcohol for hours and hours? I think you might be in danger of cutting corners, you know. All that purple/ecclesiastical glory has distracted you.

(channels Catherine Tate)warrawasteofameretto

I hope to cellophane at least for the rush. It depends on the level of hallucinations.

Btw, jack has started laying eggs and they have green shells. I should deliver them to you with some ham.

hoi, hedge. I think slubber made these cakes weeks if not months ago

yes panettoiny is of course quite right. These cakes have been living in a cupboard for quite some time now.

yes please to green eggs bramble

Screw the PTA, bunch of bored housewives without dildos..

You know yours is the best, let them do what they want.

oh lol at green eggs and ham, bramble

cake 2 done.

photo does not do justice to the 50g or so of lustre I applied to it. It's VERY sparkly.

Will weigh it in the morning.

oh that is larvely

Does the marzipan say God Bless the PTA or God strike down the PTA?

slub, tis lovely.

How do you put the icing on so that it is smooth down teh side? Do you put it on in a oner and somehow smooth it out or do you place a round on top and then a strip round the sides and blend in the edges?

I would lick my icing to get it that smooth

You need a pedestal with spotlights, and an automatic cage that drops down with alarms going off if anyone touches the cake.

I like the purple.

And sparkly is even better.

It's like Pimp My Cake.

I know I'm late to this thread but, holy hell, that cake is really purple!

I'm inspired to perhaps venture beyond white icing myself this year...

Have just arrived at this thread. I think they are both lovely, and what you should do is offer original purple cake for "guess the weight" (btw I think it weighs 4lbs 5 oz or metric equivalent) but also let the new one be a raffle prize. Then your cakes will both have starring roles!

Actually, I also think you should start another thread where we can all guess the weight of the cake......