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Cooking & Baking

sinkingfeeling

(52,990 posts) Thu Aug 3, 2023, 01:31 PM Aug 2023

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Want to see my 2023 State Fair Decorated Cake entry? [View all]

Last edited Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:09 PM - Edit history (1)

This is Victor, a koala I met in Australia last fall.

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Want to see my 2023 State Fair Decorated Cake entry? [View all] sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 OP

Excellent job, I love it. Good luck you deserve it Walleye Aug 2023 #1

Wow, if I was a judge you won! Emile Aug 2023 #2

You're so talented Duncanpup Aug 2023 #3

That is fantastic! jls4561 Aug 2023 #4

Too beautiful to eat! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #5

You have TALENT! LoisB Aug 2023 #6

Amazing. Such talent. ratchiweenie Aug 2023 #7

That is a blue ribbon winner! gademocrat7 Aug 2023 #8

Love the ear tufts! Nittersing Aug 2023 #9

Just MOMFUDSKI Aug 2023 #10

Wowsa! irisblue Aug 2023 #11

That Alpeduez21 Aug 2023 #12

That's magnificent, sinking feeling! Looks like a blue ribbon contender, for sure. thatcrowwoman Aug 2023 #13

I really don't know. I started first of July making the wafer sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #23

I figured it had to take many many hours. Your time and attention to detail really shine.🥇 thatcrowwoman Aug 2023 #27

You can see photos of prior cakes on the first 2 pages of 'my Journal'. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #57

Will they cut into it? progressoid Aug 2023 #14

I hereby award you First Place Gold! That is an incredible piece! niyad Aug 2023 #15

Awesome!!! CaptainTruth Aug 2023 #16

Wowee! BadgerMom Aug 2023 #17

Amazing! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #18

Now that! Is Amazing! Great work there. mountain grammy Aug 2023 #19

Wow, that's great! flying_wahini Aug 2023 #20

Fabulous, what talent! appalachiablue Aug 2023 #21

I wouldn't want to cut a slice into that beauty! calimary Aug 2023 #22

This is not a real cake. It's made on styrofoam. I'm not sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #24

Bravo! Excellent cake design work! keopeli Aug 2023 #25

Wow! 2naSalit Aug 2023 #26

Which state fair? geardaddy Aug 2023 #28

Illinois, Aug. 6-20. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #31

Good luck to you! geardaddy Aug 2023 #51

Winner! MiHale Aug 2023 #29

Beautiful! n/t iluvtennis Aug 2023 #30

I'm voting for you dai13sy Aug 2023 #32

Here's the real Victor. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #33

awww victor NJCher Aug 2023 #43

Amazing!! lillypaddle Aug 2023 #34

Really cute! AltairIV Aug 2023 #35

Fantastic job, mate! MLAA Aug 2023 #36

:) LeftLife Aug 2023 #37

WOW Ladythatvotesblue Aug 2023 #38

Too cute to eat. nt TeamProg Aug 2023 #39

What they all said. Tremendous. twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #40

Yummy! mamacita75 Aug 2023 #41

Well done! Evolve Dammit Aug 2023 #42

Every year your cakes are AMAZING! Bristlecone Aug 2023 #44

Wow! That is very cool. You are talented. onecaliberal Aug 2023 #45

LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST WONDERFUL Trueblue1968 Aug 2023 #46

That's a Cake? greblach Aug 2023 #47

Amazing! I love Victor! Goddessartist Aug 2023 #48

Good gracious! This is incredible. What did you use for the strands of "hair" around the ears? Texin Aug 2023 #49

Bean strand noodles. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #50

Ahh. Makes sense. Texin Aug 2023 #56

That's amazing! Any way to preserve it? I'm blown away. Solly Mack Aug 2023 #52

Not a real cake. See my reply 24. I have one saved from 2011. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #53

I'm still blown away. Solly Mack Aug 2023 #55

I want to hug that cake! Keep the kids away, I'm sure they would Bluethroughu Aug 2023 #54