How did I live 19 years without Food Network.

It's pretty much all I watch. It's educational, it's entertaining, it's action-packed, it's the perfect television network. And, Alton Brown is my hero.

My favorite show is probably Ace of Cakes, which is about a total bad ass that makes total(ly) bad ass cakes. They look something like this:



Ok, now I know that I will never get THAT good, but I decided to try my hand at cake decorating. Duff (and Geoff!!!) inspired me, so I went to the store and bought supplies. Cake mix, icing, parchment paper, and the all important fondant.

Fondant is expensive, like play-doh (but doesn't smell bad and tastes yummy), and really hard to work with. I think my first run came out semi-successful, but I'll let you be the judge.







At least they were yummy.