Blog Post, LONG overdue.

A few months ago, I received notification of my nomination for the "Joven Dominicano Destacado" award (that translates to "Outstanding Young Dominican") presented by the Committee of the Dominican Parade & Festival of Philadelphia. My first thought was of happiness and excitement, my second thought, "I need to bring a cake to this event!"

The theme of the gala was "Night of Carnival," embracing the popular carnivals that the Dominican Republic puts on. These carnivals are not like American carnivals... Imagine that Mardi Gras had a baby with a masquerade ball, and a rainbow chimed in to the fun, with a touch of devil sprinkled on it... Well my friends, that's a Dominican carnival.

The cake I made was probably one of my favorite cakes I've made. I made a wonky cake design, with every color on the rainbow. It definitely was a fun cake! Everything on the cake was edible, from the wafer paper feathers, sugar flowers and gum paste masks.

Did I also mention that I won??