Fantasy baking

After the Sci-Fi and Fantasy themed BTT I got all fan-girly and excited about the idea of SFF Writers' Day and decided to bake awesome, fantasy-themed foods. I got sick of baking after about an hour and the results were mostly FAIL but here are the pictures anyway.

The biggest FAIL was my Wizard Cupcakes. They're supposed to look like the picture on the right (click for website with recipe etc.) but I apparently didn't put enough cupcake mixture in the ice-cream cones and this is what I ended up with:

They were tasty though, better than I expected. Also just as easy as putting the cupcakes in patty pans and a bit less messy. Because the 'wizards' didn't have enough head to warrant hats, my sister and I decided to make the pointy cones into standalone wizard hats. They're dipped in white chocolate and decorated with all the kinds of sprinkles we have. How badly we failed probably depends on how phallic you think they look.


Here are the hats being modelled by Nathaniel and an owl who prefers to remain anonymous:

Last, and the only think that turned out more-or-less like hoped, is a cake with the coat of arms of Valdemar on it. Valdemar is a fictional country, the creation of Mercedes Lackey, and one of my favourite literary getaways. The blue, amongst other things, is totally wrong but check it out - I drew a recognisable pegasus! In icing! With a little help from Google image search.

Life is attention to both the large and the small. Pay heed to the sun, but watch your feet, or you’ll fall ingloriously on your nose. (not sure which book this is in... one of the Storms trilogy)

How many Hawkbrothers does it take to form a mating circle?
|Only one, but he has to be flexible.|