Meet Ellie. Apparently she is having a birthday in a few weeks.
Unfortunately her outward appearance is a complete misrepresentation of her age. Despite looking like she has been smoking Gauloises and swigging back gin for the better part of forty years, Ellie is only going to be four.
She's had a hard life. But is the much treasured friend of a small boy who will soon also turn four.
The small boy asked if I could draw a birthday picture of Ellie. So here she is in her glory days. Back when she could still hold her head high (... being as there was still stuffing in her neck).
The small boy has asked for this picture to be recreated as a birthday cake. Yep, sure. That will be right before I have cause to take up the Gauloises and gin.
what a sweet story!
ReplyDeletegood luck with the cake! can't wait to see how it turns out :D
What a beautiful drawing of Ellie. I think Elephants make the dearest friends.
ReplyDeleteWe have Elephy. He's five. And he smells awful to me, but redolent of infancy to his owner.
I'll bet you pull it off. The cake that is. Not the gin and fags addiction!
ReplyDeleteMay I suggest a rectangle cake with the shape of Ellie laid over the top and then cut out with a steak knife (serrated edge works better on cake for clean edges). Then it's just a matter of coloured butter cream icing and some licorice strips for colour and outlines. Can you tell I've made three Birthday cakes in the last three months?
ReplyDeleteI love Ellie, and I love your picture even more.
ReplyDeleteAfter all your other cake efforts I have no doubt in my mind you can do it! You always blow me away with your cakes.
xo
Ha! I too would love to see you make that into a cake!! Good luck with that. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAww, that's so sweet, how can you say no? I could hook up an IV line of gin if you need it :)
ReplyDeleteLove the story, love the drawing, Liesl. I'm sure the birthday will go with a bang - enjoy the gin.
ReplyDeletewhat a cute Ellie! All the best with the cake! and make sure it's bombay gin! :) Happy blogtoberfest!
ReplyDeleteGauloises and gin and buttercream, oh my!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute story. Four year old boys are so adorable. Mine just turned five (sniff).
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