My favorite birthday cake actually isn’t one of my own. When I was little I attended a party of another girl whose cake was a doll. The torso, head, arms and hair were plastic, but the skirt of her dress was cake. And it was frosted in different colors. I loved it. It was so unique. So pretty. So creative and far more dimensional than any other cake I’d ever seen. In a world of flat sheet cakes topped with gooey roses, the doll cake was something really special. And it was pretty tasty too!
Speaking of birthdays…
Two months ago Darcy Evans had a little too much to drink and during a night of hot sex, admitted one of her most secret fantasies… to have two men at once. Today is her 29th birthday and her boyfriend Aiden Sinclair is ready to help her celebrate. In fact, he has a surprise in store that will make her fantasy a reality.
Warning: Includes two hunky males, a blindfold, decadent birthday cake, and a night of fantasy come to life.
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Ok this one sounded so good, had to go buy it. My book budget gets more and more out of control.
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sounds very interesting, thinking I will put on my TBR list heehee. I love different and unique birthday cakes.
That cake sounds very cool and unique, although I’m definitely not an expert on children’s cakes LOL. The book sounds hot, going into the TBB list. itmfiddler at gmail dot com
I’ve actually seen those doll cakes…they are very cute! Loved the excerpt…definitely adding your book to my buy list!
I really like the cake IN the book. 🙂 It’s a black diamond cake. Like this (but in black and without the 60) http://www.flickr.com/photos/simplysweets/4304993758/in/set-72157625775442841/
I always wanted the doll cake. I always thought that they were so cool.
This book sounds crazy good and I really want to read it.
Holy mackerel. Look at this cake!
Hey, where’d the link go? Let’s try this again. http://www.mypartypalacebcs.com/Doll%20Cake.JPG
I had a cake like that once! We stripped a Barbie doll naked and then frosted the top of the dress on her to match the cake!
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My Grandma was a baker and that was the cake I always had up until I was about 11 or 12!
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I have seen the doll cakes from afar, but never tried one. I would have mode one for my daughter when she was younger, but doll are so NOT her thing. It would have been fun to try though. Maybe when I have grandkids I’ll have a girly-girl who wants a doll cake! 🙂
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What a nice idea for a cake!
I wonder how expensive it was compared to a regular cake, say an ice-cream cake.
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That sounds like such a cute cake and I’m sure my nieces would love a cake like that. Your book sounds like a great read.
Okay, I think this cake tops the doll cake from my youth. http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/03/life-size-barbie-doll-cake/
I see a replica of the doll cake everytime I go into the bakery, but I wouldn’t want to cut it 🙂 The sheet ones look bigger, too.
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I can remember when those kind of birthday cakes first came out, and my Mom actually took a class on how to make them. Doll cakes were pretty much her speciality and we had a lot of those growing up.
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Hi Selena, I’ve seen those doll cakes around. I always envy the parents who can do that sort of thing. My kids have two choice, a cake in a pan or cupcakes. Although one year I made the ice cream cone cupcakes and that is as difficult as my cooking skills can go LOL Your book sounds hot, can’t wait to get my hands on it
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Love the sound of this book and yet another title to add to my tbr pile. Thanks for joining us for this awesome birthday bash!
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oh wow this sounds like a great book. Nice cover too
I baked and decorated cakes for years; just for free. I never felt my work was good enough to charge money!
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I have seen pictures of the doll cake.
Surprising Darcy sounds like a great read.
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I love the doll cakes. I bake and decorate cakes professionally and the best thing is when a mom or dad bring in the little girl’s favorite doll for me to look at and I replicate it. The girls are always so excited that the cake looks like their favorite doll and can’t believe it’s cake. The book sounds really good can’t wait to read it. Thank you for sharing your birthday memory.
Thanks for sharing the memory.
Lea Ellen {night owl in IL}
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Unusual cakes are always fun! The book sounds great. I have added it to my list…
I tried to make my niece a barbie cake, lets just say i ended up buying one last minute instead. LOL yea it was THAT bad! thanks
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The link above takes you to amazon, but Surprising Darcy is also available on the Nook for those of you Nook lovers. 🙂 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Surprising-Darcy/Selena-Blake/e/2940011808296/?itm=1&USRI=surprising+darcy
Too late to thinks about awesome cake. Now I’m hungry 🙁
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I can understand wanting to have something other than a sheet cake. My boys have had a 3 dimensional cake for every birthday. Not sure what they have planned for this year.
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Love unique cakes, it just remind me of the show Ace of Cakes on Food Network!
I grew up as a tomboy, and don’t think I every had anything other than home made birthday cakes, at least as far back as I can remember. I secretly wanted one of those fancy ones, but they weren’t ‘practical’ to my mom.
I’ve seen the kits to make the doll cakes @ craft stores & thought they were kinda cool.
This book sounds good, Selena, I’ll have to add it to my TBR.
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I can not bake to save my life. I wish I could but I just do not have the patience.
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The book sounds delicious, even better than cake. LOL Thanks
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I love to bake. I just made a pineapple cake that was great!
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I love my cake with a big glass of ice cold milk
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oh i tend to get very loose with my speaking when i have too much to drink. oh sometimes when i remember its toooo embarassing to remember.
thanks for sharing
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Growing up I never had any cool cakes but I try to make sure that two of my sons get amazing cakes. My other son is like me and doesn’t eat cake so he just gets a reg sheet cake.
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Plain sheet cakes in my past but there are always cool cakes at http://www.cakewrecks.com disasters daily and pretties on Sunday.
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Those doll cakes were pretty cute! Never had one of those myself, but I always admired them. I’m still quite a fan of cake, period, in any form! 😉
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