I kid you not, a mere whiff of the stuff will send you into a sugary haze... at least that's what it does to children... who by the way love it and quickly become addicted to it.
We call it a "Kransakaka" which literally translated would be something like "ring-cake", it is made from marzipan, egg whites and sugar rolled out and baked.
Traditionally it is a tower-like construction, decorated with sweets and occasionally ornamentation is added such as a top-piece of varying sorts.
It may look something like this.
That was my first, made just a few years ago...
But as you may suspect I can't really let anything be... it's not that I imagine I am necessarily improving on tradition, more that I like to stretch it's limits.
So the very next thing I did was...
Motorcycle... what else?
It's only natural.
Yes I agree, you have to be open minded to see the bike, but it's there, wheels and all.
I was giong for regular handlebars but I think I ended up with a monkey-bar sort of Harly hybrid.
Don't laugh.
Anyway...
Once I had the hang of it I made a Horse
Someone had eaten the tail by the time I got that picture (I strongly suspect my father who just can't help himself.)
But towers are the most popular.
And I can't help myself... if you give me an excuse I will try to do something different...
What?
He liked boats.
I made him a lighthouse and a boat.
I still have some more which will be added later on and I'm always waiting for the next challange.
check back later :)
Keep it simple... Keep it sweet
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