Check out my semi-failed craft-a-day project!

Sometimes, I undertake a project that proves to be too great for my abilities. The craft-a-day summer was one such undertaking. I made some cool stuff, but in the end wasn't able to keep up my crafty momentum. However, you can check out the things I did make at gabriellescraftaday.blogspot.com. I'll be blogging here from now on, hopefully more often than my previous record!

Toodles for now, bleeps! :)

Hamburger cake

So, many of you probably remember my boyfriend's birthday dragon cake from last year (especially since it was only a few updates ago). This year, I knew I had to do something equally as awesome. I thought long and hard about this one, and finally came to a conclusion. What's the one thing that the boy could possibly like more than cake? The answer should have been obvious...

Hamburger, of course! This was kind of a rushed job, so I'm not 100% happy with it, but it definitely got the job done. The 'buns' are made from a simple whiskey yellow cake recipe, and the inside is a brownie. The frosting is a simple buttercream. I dyed all the frosting using a handy box of Wilton's Gel Food Coloring. The red and green didn't get as bright as I would have liked them, even with the gel coloring.

I'm still getting the hang of gel food coloring as opposed to the bottled kind...I used up more than my fair share of toothpicks in the process!