Between work and baby building, Kim asked if I could find time in my unemployed schedule to take over blog duties this week. Seeing how much I enjoyed the Swedish Visiting Cake, I felt like I could give the blog a fair shake.
I'll admit that when Kim said we were having another cake this week I was not the most enthused husband. I'm feeling a little caked-out. But as soon as the lemon zest and almond extract started hitting my nose I was all in. The cake turned out great and within 24 hours of it coming out of the oven, there isn't a slice left in the house. Kim's older brother is in town this week so he had a hand in finishing this off so quickly, but I think I could have managed to clear this cake out even without the extra help.
When I was uploading Kim's pictures a lot of them reminded me of Pac-Man (see above). So I thought I'd make an animation for her blog with Pac-Man replaced by the Swedish Visiting Cake. Sounded simple enough. I spent about an hour working on it, transferred the pictures to the animation windows, then realized I didn't have them in the right order. So I closed the animation window to go back to the photo editor. Little did I know that when I open the animation window, the photo editor disappears. Little did I also know that if I close the animation window it doesn't save a draft of my photo edits. So the following graphic is extra nice because I made it twice. So much for getting ahead on my reading in economics. Making an animated picture of cake is WAY more important.
Thanks to Nancy of The Dogs Eat the Crumbs for picking such a great recipe. Be sure to check out how the other Dorie bakers treated their Swedish visitors.
ha ha ha!! I love the pac man! That is so funny.
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks great.
You never fail to impress when you take over blogging duties Pete! That graphic is so awesome :) Glad the cake was a hit - it looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteGreat animation! :) The cake looks great!
ReplyDeletelove the pac man! nice work
ReplyDeleteLooks So good! I like how you use a real skillet, the "old fashioned" way.
ReplyDeletecaked-out? what? well this looks great, and we all love when you do the animated pics!!
ReplyDeleteHilarious! Bravo! A nice thank you for a well-made cake.
ReplyDeleteYou are such a sweetie! ...and understandibly, I'm sure Kim's the kind of woman who deserves such sweetness!
ReplyDeleteI do hope she got to taste the cake, for it would be a shame for that baby not to have made the most of it! LOL
Bravo on the animation! And good luck on the rest of your studies!
Awesome animation, Pete. Great cake. Nice of you to post for Kim. Hi Kim! ;)
ReplyDeleteYipeee for Swedish cake..I loved it. The only thing I have had Swedish is the candy Swedish fish! Your cake looks so good!
ReplyDeleteYour pac man is to cute!
Kim, your husband is awesome. His Swedish Visiting Cake Pac Man animation is awesome. Can you tell me how I can get my husband to post on my blog? You'd think asking him to just leave me a comment was a fate worse than death! HA HA! Kudos to Kim's husband.
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I tried to comment on this post yesterday, but I confess I spent about 5 minutes mesmerized by the pacman cake eating the lemon and the almond. That is SO COOL! By the time I broke out of my trance I had 5 other things to do, and I forgot to comment. Way to go hubs for such an amazing post!
ReplyDeleteKim, your cake looks fantastic! Good luck with work and baby building, and I hope you get a chance to catch your breath soon! You deserve it!
Ha! I remember when Pac-Man first came out, and as amusing as it was, your animation is even BETTER!!! Great job on the blog post, and beautiful cake. I'm glad it was so popular, even to a "caked-out" person (I've been there) Thanks to Kim for baking along with me this week and to you for blogging along!
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! That is hysterical!! I used to play Pac-Man with my son.
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks perfect.
The cake looks great, and my husband enjoyed the Pac-Man animation!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love all the animation included in the posts here! Soo fun(ny)! The cake looks yummy - it didn't last long here either. =)
ReplyDeleteLove the Pac Man! I have SO been there with the deleted pictures, and I commend you for doing it twice--I don't have the patience for that, usually.
ReplyDeleteHAHA, love the animation! So awesome!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the animation! You are an awesome husband! The cake looks fabulous, by the way!
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks great. Have to say, guys here weren't too fond of the thought of cakes two weeks in a row as cakes are not their favorites in the sweets department, but so happens that they enjoyed both weeks. Gotta love Dorie. When the baby comes, people like to think of any excuse to drop by, so this cake is an easy one to throw together. Or not, depending how many visitors you want...holding the good thoughts for all of you.
ReplyDeleteYou're going to be in demand for more guest posts if you keep doing these great animations! Tell Kin the cake looks fantastic, too!
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ReplyDeletePerfect graphic for pac man's 30th anniversary!
Hi there, I'm new to your blog and wanted to say that this looks absolutely delicious. A must bake for sure!
ReplyDeleteI most confess that those cakes in the pictures are really something I will have to dream of tonight. they sure look yummy. You are really lucky to have Kim, do you teach?
ReplyDeleteare those cake made by Kim according to your post? they look really sweet even though i can lay my hands on it.
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