Judy P's Tickle Trunk

It’s birthday season in our household. Between May 16 and June 7 there are four birthdays to be celebrated. Sarah’s was the first and I thought I would do our Welfarewell characters Penny  and Val in fondant:

They’re in the jailhouse now, they’re in the jailhouse now; I told them once or twice, quit playin’ cards and shootin’ dice, they’re in the jailhouse now.

It’s not just the fondant that is a little rough around the edges.

Hey, these girls are on fire!!

“Hey, butt that out, you girls can’t smoke in here” says Officer Honeybunch Hackett.

We had to move the girls to cut the cake. The temptation to pose them was irresistible. They were getting pretty haggard by the time we finished dinner.

Feelin’ good, a little too good perhaps.

‘Twas a drink til you’re sick kind of evening.

Calorie free, I think not. The cake was the classic Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. Instead of the usual cocoa I used the Ghirardelli chocolate powder from Costco. Very tasty. The cinder clocks were little wafer cookies and the girls sat on a KitKat bench. The fondant was made with marshmallow (thanks to Anthony Bernard) because it is tastier. The girls remain uneaten as yet; would feel a bit like cannibalism to nibble on them.

Now what can I make for Jake’s cake?

(c) Judy Parsons 2013