On June 15 2009 22:58 lokiM wrote: holy shit, TL needs to make a baking team
Not only do I think that TL has a baking team now but we better sweep the christmas baking competition that Blizzard has every year. Imagine if we all combined our techniques into a single guide in advance of the official Blizzard competition.
structurally, its not as correct or as elaborate as i wanted it to be, as the 100x100 img files suggest otherwise.
you can find images of the whole process here, with links to the higher res pictures, posted in chronological order.
Cake Specs: Basil-Lemon Cake Betty Crocker Dark Chocolate Frosting. 2 lbs of marzipan, in varied colours
the cake is fluffy and thick, with lots of lemony-ness that smacks of summer. utterly delicious. the subtle hint of basil is a curiously good surprise. (id add more next time, than the recipe requests. also id suggest adding more zest or lemon extract to heighten the lemonyness.)
lemon-almond-chocolate is a delicious combination, but after all the rolling, moulding, pressing, etc, i dont think i will be eating anything almond for quite some time.
structurally, its not as correct or as elaborate as i wanted it to be, as the 100x100 img files suggest otherwise.
you can find images of the whole process here, with links to the higher res pictures, posted in chronological order.
Cake Specs: Basil-Lemon Cake Betty Crocker Dark Chocolate Frosting. 2 lbs of marzipan, in varied colours
the cake is fluffy and thick, with lots of lemony-ness that smacks of summer. utterly delicious. the subtle hint of basil is a curiously good surprise. (id add more next time, than the recipe requests. also id suggest adding more zest or lemon extract to heighten the lemonyness.)
lemon-almond-chocolate is a delicious combination, but after all the rolling, moulding, pressing, etc, i dont think i will be eating anything almond for quite some time.
thank you
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Great cake man! But it is 12 hours after the deadline!!
Vedic, I'm sure that the pool of talent that TL has with regards to making fine pastry goodness a solid group of people could make a team and storm the ginger bread cookie contest that Blizz has during the holiday season. While the ones before only involved WoW stuff I'm sure with SC2 slated for a Q4 release that they would likely make it a blizzard shaped food contest.
The only link I've been able to find is to the 2006 baking competition check this out only one guy used marzipan, weak.
On June 16 2009 09:06 B-612 wrote: Vedic, I'm sure that the pool of talent that TL has with regards to making fine pastry goodness a solid group of people could make a team and storm the ginger bread cookie contest that Blizz has during the holiday season. While the ones before only involved WoW stuff I'm sure with SC2 slated for a Q4 release that they would likely make it a blizzard shaped food contest.
The only link I've been able to find is to the 2006 baking competition check this out only one guy used marzipan, weak.
In the honourable mentions section there sits a lonely nexus.
We'll be on the lookout for it. I'm sure my wife would like to try some different techniques with fondant, and we can also try out some soft gingerbread.
Poll: Would you be mad if you didnt win anything from this contest? (Vote): Yes, i want at least 1 SC2 key to show for it. (Vote): Yes, i would want a poster or something that shows i participated. (Vote): Yes, i would want... (Vote): No, i dont care if i lost.
I'm giving my 2nd key to 4th place if I win as is, I hope the others can be as nice if they win to share with all these great people that put the time into it. I don't see how anybody in top 3 can feel that they didn't end up there without some luck out of 50 awsome cakes. At least more people can be happy like that and people here that made these cakes deserve it more than their friends who might not have done shit, thats all my opinion.
On June 16 2009 09:23 Zabestrial wrote: Dont mean to be mean to the makers of TL but...
-Zabestrial
but what? This is a friendly competition for a game - no need to get mad or be mean to anybody. The cakes made should be prize enough, and anything that anyone wins should be considered a bonus.
On June 16 2009 10:02 Pape wrote: I'm giving my 2nd key to 4th place if I win as is, I hope the others can be as nice if they win to share with all these great people that put the time into it. I don't see how anybody in top 3 can feel that they didn't end up there without some luck out of 50 awsome cakes. At least more people can be happy like that and people here that made these cakes deserve it more than their friends who might not have done shit, thats all my opinion.
Alot of these cakes (from their authentication pictures) were made by more than one person, so I'm guessing they would give their beta key to them instead. So don't hold your breathe is all I'm saying.
Good luck to everyone, does anyone know if TL mods are in the process of judging already? I really want to know who the top three are
On June 16 2009 10:02 Pape wrote: I'm giving my 2nd key to 4th place if I win as is, I hope the others can be as nice if they win to share with all these great people that put the time into it. I don't see how anybody in top 3 can feel that they didn't end up there without some luck out of 50 awsome cakes. At least more people can be happy like that and people here that made these cakes deserve it more than their friends who might not have done shit, thats all my opinion.
Alot of these cakes (from their authentication pictures) were made by more than one person, so I'm guessing they would give their beta key to them instead. So don't hold your breathe is all I'm saying.
Good luck to everyone, does anyone know if TL mods are in the process of judging already? I really want to know who the top three are
I doubt that MOST of these cakes were made by more than 1 person. I know I worked on mine all alone and it came out pretty damn good. Although some people did have wives and girlfriends help them and they mentioned that, but really I doubt their significant others want a beta key. But in the end, the rules are 2 keys and whoever gets them can do what they want. I'm just trying to reward the other cakes, but I know not everybody in the world works like that.
My brother pretty much just wanted to play with fondant, that's why he's in some pictures. I was originally going to give my second key to him, but after seeing all these, I would definitely give the second one to a great one that didn't win. Of course, I'm nowhere near the top 3 so my word isn't worth much, haha!
On June 16 2009 09:23 Zabestrial wrote: Dont mean to be mean to the makers of TL but...
-Zabestrial
but what? This is a friendly competition for a game - no need to get mad or be mean to anybody. The cakes made should be prize enough, and anything that anyone wins should be considered a bonus.
i know but the poll i make could be taken in the wrong way so i said that
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