Cake Plate-ery

This semester has been a whirlwind of baking frenzies, trips to Lowe's, and family chats.  Most of the projects I've been working on haven't been assigned, but I feel like I'm on the right track- in art and in life. 

The thing I'm most proud of at the moment is my plexiglass cake plate. 

It was a learning experience to say the least.

It comes apart and can be shaped into other configurations. 

Perfect for cakes, pops, tea sandwiches and other snacks.  I plan on putting it to good use, especially in the coming weeks.

Turtle Mousse

The other day,  I ran across some chocolate turtle flavored Jello instant pudding. It was on sale after Thanksgiving. It sounded good in its own right, but I decided to turn it into mousse. I made the pudding as instructed on the package, but then added in some heavy whipping cream. I just mixed those until the cream fluffed up. It was really delightful! A strong chocolate flavor with a finishing note of caramel.

No pic to post, unfortunately. It was so good that we just ate it straight out of the mixing bowl. Besides, I don't own any fancy ice cream glasses yet. Those would make serving more impressive.

I'm still trying to decide whether a turtle-moose would be a turtle with moose antlers or a moose with a turtle shell. Not sure which I'd prefer to see.