Hi there! I’m finally coming out of my lurker cave, so… here’s a cake.
My quarantine pod plays board games, and we celebrated a birthday earlier this month. The cake decoration is a (very) improvised Scythe board, from sliced almonds, coconut, graham crackers, and a few candies for huts and The Factory. It was so tempting to add game pieces, but I wanted the decorations to be tasty, have an organic feel, and be from regular pantry items. (That is to say, I didn’t want to brave the store for supplies!) Next time, I want to try melting hard candy into meeple shapes.
The cake is Bravetart’s Devil’s Food, and the filling between the layers is groundcherry jam from my garden. I read so many glaze recipes trying to find proportions that worked for what was in my cabinet that I can’t remember what franken-recipe went on top. Oops. There was chocolate, and butter.
What a fun idea! I also like board games, and while I’m not familiar with this particular one, I’d be thrilled to get a board game cake! XD Sounds tasty too!
roler, yay for fellow gamers! The almonds were SO FIDDLY to place on the sticky glaze, but they’d probably work as a loose border for whatever game you fancy. (I’m always happy for a recommendation!)
endymion, it’s an asymmetrical engine-building game that really rewards efficiency, so it’s not always the right game for every mood. That said, the art and bits of narrative are evocative, and the players could add moments of roleplay to keep it interesting.
beautiful…i love that dyed coconut!!.and groundcherry jam!! i love groundcherries. tried planting some this year, but we dont get enough sun and i think the squirrels ate the starts. or that rabbit. they ate everything else.
@mel Oh no! Luckily, they’ll reseed themselves after a good year. My community garden was closed until summer, and left to their own devices, groudcherries had already popped up everywhere. A big pot might help you follow the sun. If you want, I can send you some seeds!
ground cherries and tomatillos were the scourge of our community garden for years…i would love some seeds!!! i am hoping to add at least one more large container that will catch some of the pitiful sun in my yard unless that tree comes down before spring…
