As a kid my son was terrified of this episode of the Simpsons . He turned 25 today so he faced his fears & loved his cake (he requested it)
It is a dark chocolate cake with lemon curd filling (his fav) with a whipped chocolate cream frosting.
I made
Chocolate trees
Glow angel food cake (made by a box of angel food cake mix & tonic water & green food color) as the shrubs
Sugar cookies decorated with royal icing. the light green I used tonic water instead of water so it glows under blacklight.
you’re welcome. it is pretty neat. I believe it is the quinine in the tonic water that glows under uv light (not a scientist, just what I read from other not scientists)
a word of warning though; it makes the item a little bitter. The sugar cookie wasn’t too bad because the cookie didn’t have it in & only what was needed to make the icing flow had the tonic water in it. the angel food cake I made was too bitter to eat, so I broke it up & only used a tiny bit as decoration.
What an awesome theme for awesome reasons, executed AWESOMELY! Congratulations to your son for conquering his fear and to you for making this cake so glowalicious!
I have been fascinated by the glow qualities of tonic water for years, but never done anything about it. I mean, I use tonic water, but never in the presence of the correct lighting. Thanks for sharing about the effect of the bitterness on the various components, too!
What a cool way to make the various bits glow! So simple, too! I was afraid you were going to say it was some specialty frosting additive. Good to know about the taste, though, in case I decide to try this.
