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About Me Member Procrastinator Lunautilus26/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 3 Years
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Sun Mar 29, 2009, 7:39 PM
I haven't updated in the last year and a half, and now that I'm in the midst of moving and have none of my stuff, I feel compelled to update. Hm. I've got some nonsensical Dethklok fanart, Hannya inspired portraits, and who know what else. As my life is now full of stuff I need to be doing, I'm likely to add a bit more to my plate.

  • Mood: Sociable
  • Listening to: Type O Negative--Dead Again
  • Drinking: Mead

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Wisconsin, Land of Cheese and Serial Killers
  • Interests: Spectacularly diverse.
  • Favourite movie: Titus and, um, heh heh, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
  • Favourite band or musician: Nine Inch Nails
  • Favourite artist: Leonardo DaVinci
  • Favourite poet or writer: China Mieville
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS2
  • Favourite cartoon character: It would come to a fight between D and Skwisgarr Skwigelf--most brutal one wins.
  • Personal Quote: Life is tough if you are stupid or lazy--my Dad
  • Tools of the Trade: Hammers, anvil, drill press, saws, Dremel, torch, acids, pens, pencils. To name but a few.

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:iconosirispunk:
Your metal work is simply amazing in my opinion!
:iconazsammaiski:
I like you're cake-decoration's...elegant work :D
:iconx-poison-x:
No problem. XD

By the way, your cakes look deliciously amazing.
:iconjademacalla:
Thank you very much for the watch. :salute: Lovely work.

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:iconartisanlist:
Thanks for your :+devwatch: :wave: It's much appreciated!

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:iconpeachie-queen:
Your cakes are awesome. I've just gotten into baking myself and I think its really fun. How long would you say it takes you to finish a cake?

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:iconlunautilus:
Well, normally at work the job is divided up; the baker bakes (who knew?) the cake and makes the icing and filling, another decorator might do the basic assembly, and I'd finish. For commercial production, division of labor into specialties is a must, though I can do (and have done) all of those steps. On several occasions I've made a cake completely from scratch by myself, and it is a ton of work. The Embossed cake I did for a friend took more than 20 hours all told, and made about 250 servings. As you might expect, though, it all depends on the complexity of the cake. A plain fondant three-tier cake with flowers on top might only take a couple of hours to finish off, but something like the Wedgewood cake might take closer to eight hours.

Of course, if you are doing a large cake in painfully small home-size batches, you are going to take a lot longer. I've been spoiled by 80-qt mixers and lots of work space. Tackling a wedding cake out of your home would certainly make you a braver woman than I!

Don't let that discourage you, however. Baking and decorating can be a ton of fun if that is the kind of thing you enjoy; both usually require patience and precision. I'd recommend the books "Baking Illustrated" and "Cookwise," as both go into the science behind the food and are excellent troubleshooting resources without being boring or overly technical.

This concludes my long-winded and overly detailed response. Thanks!
:iconinchworm:
Hi there and welcome to dA. I love your cakes, they are beautiful and very impressive :)

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:icongloryphantom:
Welcome, I would love to see more cakes from you, so please keep showing them off.
:iconlunautilus:
Hm. Not much to see here. I'm in the process of moving, so perhaps once that is all done with I'll put some decent effort into this page.

Yes, I make weird art and wedding cakes. What of it?

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