I don't normally tell you the names of people whom I write about, in order to protect their privacy. I suppose I could just 'change their names to protect the innocent' like they do on tv or in magazine articles, but I never remember to do that. However in this instance, I really hope Zoe doesn't mind me using her name - the alliteration between it and the requested zebra print was just too wonderful to pass up on.
I had the privilege of doing Zoe's birthday cake last year, and was thrilled to be called on again.
This year her mother sent me an image, and asked if I could make a similar cake. However the colours were to be different, as purple is Zoe's current favourite colour. No problem I thought, as I'd really enjoyed making this type of bow on a cake, and was looking forward to trying a different style. I had two options for making the zebra print, and had tried to do the type where you lay out a huge area of white sugarpaste, then lay the black on top and roll over the two to sort of flatten them both. It kind of did and didn't work, but...
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