More felting, more baking, and a generally busy day

[wiseheart]

Not in that order - I started with the baking, actually, then I cooked lunch - asparagus season makes the choice very easy - and finished with the felting, but who cares, right?

Anyway, the fourth Babó doll is here:



I visited five (!) craft shops yesterday until I managed to find the trimming with the pompoms, which I've wanted to try our for ages. The pompoms are a bit large for such a little doll, but I like them nonetheless. The doll doesn't look quite this crooked in real life - I don't know why do photos always emphasize one's least flattering traits. (Which is why I avoid having my own photo taken whenever I can.)

And this is the sponge cake with vanilla cream and strawberry filling:



Because it is strawberry season, too, and Mum and I like strawberries even more than we like asparagus.

Comments

[artemis10002000]

Aw yes, another strawberry cake! I haven't bought strawberries in a while now, they aren't selling the cheap imported ones here anymore, just very expensive local ones. I'm hoping these will get cheaper soon now that the weather is getting better.

The doll is extremely cute but oh my, so many stores to find that trimming. I admire you for your tenacity!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I think it's rather sheer, pig-headed stubbornness. I was willing to trim the edges with ribbon and sew on the individual pom-poms by hand if I hadn't found the right stuff. I'm very happy it didn't come to that, though. *g*

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I like her smile.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It is funny how differently their faces turn out in the end.

[meathiel]

We also have asparagus once or twice a week. Yum!
Today we made an asparagus quiche.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Asparagus is yummy. A few years ago I bought a slim booklet titled Spargelrezepte in Vienna and sometimes experiment with it. Alas, most of the recipes ask for ingredients I either can't get here or don't like - a great source of improvisation, actually, to figure out what to replace them with. *g*

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I love those dolls!

I really must come and visit you in hopes of getting a slice of one of your cakes.

This one looks as scrumptious as the previous one!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You'll be always welcome. :)

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Love the pompoms.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, they would look better in half the size, but it turned out nice enough.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

The little doll is adorable. I have some small packs of tiny trimmings, (mostly just a few inches of each), left over from when I used to make dolls house curtains. Message me with your address if you would like them.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You are most generous, thank you. Will PM you in a minute. *hugs*

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

The dolls are cute and each has its own personality :0) Your cake looks delicious and very colorful.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

This sponge cake recipe from Granny never fails.