June 2009 Archives
It's all over the news today, but in case you missed it, President Obama hosted the first ever White House luau tonight, prepared by Honolulu's own Alan Wong. With kalua pig, lomi lomi salmon and pipikaula, it was the place to be. Unfortunately, only members of congress were invited to this one.
"I just want to say to all the members of Congress, you've been working hard. I wish I could give you all trips to Hawaii, but I figured since -- given our budget crunch we can't do that, that we'd at least bring Hawaii to you." - President Barak Obama
Another year, another cake. It's not one of my best, but Toshi was thrilled.
We started with an eight inch round triple layer devil's food chocolate cake, joined and frosted with dark chocolate frosting. The sides were cut off to give the helmet shape, and those trimmings placed on top to form the visor and mouthpiece.
The entire cake was then wrapped in fondant, some colored with black and blue food coloring. In our haste to stretch the fondant without tearing, we neglected to include blue trim along the lower edge of the visor. That little touch would have elevated the final cake from okay to pretty cool.
Ah well, there's always next year.
Past cakes:
→ Year two: Pickup truck
→ Year three: Bob the Builder (and his reaction)
→ Year four: Spiderman
→ Year five: Stegosaurus
I have mixed feelings about Cream Pot. On the one hand, the food is genuinely good. On the other, it's one of the pricier breakfast options this side of Sunday brunch. They've clearly put care into the decor... but then I'm clearly not the target demographic. How do I be fair to a good restaurant that isn't quite my cup of tea?
