Cake | Adventures in Bentomaking

Bento Hiatus & AllThingsforSale Winner

Posted by Pikko on Jun 14, 2011 in Baking, Contests, Food, Winners | 4 comments

Bento laziness has struck me as summer begins and my interest in fancy cake making continues to reach ridiculous proportions. Find out who won the bento giveaway!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Posted by Pikko on May 24, 2011 in Baking, Kids, life | 12 comments

My little girl is growing up so fast! She turned 7 last week and to celebrate we threw her a big party with friends, a water slide, and a big castle cake.

9th Anniversary FFXI Cake

Posted by Pikko on Apr 12, 2011 in Baking, FFXI | 12 comments

See my entry in the 9th Anniversary Final Fantasy Fan Art Contest. Featuring Goobbue, Cait Sith, Moogle, Bomb, Mandragora, 3 leeches, and a gobbie.

The Cake That Was On Fire

Posted by Pikko on Apr 4, 2011 in Baking | 23 comments

It's time for the 2nd Annual Edible Book Contest and this year I decided to do a cake based on the Hunger Games. It's my first time working with fondant!

Baby Shower and a Beary Yummy Cake

Posted by Pikko on Apr 15, 2010 in Bento Hoodlums, Party | 15 comments

With an office baby shower on the calendar, it's time to bust out the rice molds and nori punches to make a cute baby girl themed platter of onigiri!

Butterfly Pasta Bento (428)

Posted by Pikko on Jan 11, 2010 in Bento, Food, Pasta, Shrimp, Tips | 20 comments

Purple sweet potato butterflies flutter across a bed of shrimp pasta. Find out what's in it and see what my kids did to the little belated birthday cake my dad bought over the weekend!