There's a Cake Storm In Phoenix...
By Guest Blogger Kevin Crowley
A storm came through Phoenix last Friday night. Laura was reigning all over everyone. She was going to be too modest, so I, your not so humble guest blogger, had to step in and take control. Laura entered another cake in the Arizona State Fair this year. For those who are new to this (seriously, where have you been?), you can check last year's post to see her blue ribbon winning sushi boat cake. This year it was a house in the woods. Unfortunately, Laura had a tough time with this one. She was dealing with nine other things last weekend when she had to make this cake. After finishing the cake, she was quite unhappy. She threatened to not enter the cake at all. As the supportive fiance that I am, I told her it was a wonderful cake that would destroy all competitors. She didn't believe me, but we arranged for me to drop the cake at the fair because she was working. The cake made it to the car just fine. As I drove off, the top layer started to slide. As I freaked out for the rest of the two-mile ride, more and more pieces started to fall from the cake. More and more stones off the house fell. Then, with a mighty bump in the road, a window shattered. This was way worse than the D.C. quake of '11. I pieced it all back together the best I could and hoped against hope that no one would notice the mismatched vines...
The day of the fair, Laura was less than enthusiastic. I knew it was a winner despite the quake it had been through. We arrived at the judging area, and...
It was another blue ribbon winner. In fact, it was "this close" to receiving a rosetta for best in show, according the cake lady working the area. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you your two-time defending champion, the 2011 blue ribbon winner for the Arizona State Fair, Ms. Laura Conant!
She's pretty great, huh?
P.S. More real photos of this cake and others to follow shortly...
