My son's birthday falls on 6th July and i made this cake for him. He is very fond of chess, often busy with Harry Potter chess pieces and his school seed postion and i decided to give him a surprise...it took me three late evenings to make the madeira cake with fondant kings and queens and knights and bishops and...and...phew ! altogether 32 pieces and the board. I chose the theme of tricolours : white, black and blue to represent the colours of Botswana. The party was celebrated on the lawns of new Adansonia Hotel amidst our friends, his friends from his school and our friend circle and the day ended with chess cake being shared among us all after he blew the candle and the kings and knights and bishops becoming part of the edible history ! The coming weeks have interesting themes and I will try to share with you all as they come along.
Hello Amanika
ReplyDeleteThank you for your so lovely comments. Your birthday cake is wonderful, wonderful, wonderful Best and whises
BEAUTIFUL!!
ReplyDeleteforgot to say! Happy Birthday...hope he enjoys it!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to ur son! What a piece of art, looks like a real chess board ...Lucky son :) Awesome work Anamika
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. You are so good at what you do. I'm always amazed...
ReplyDeleteLovely cake Anamika. I am amazed with the uniformity of the pawns with perfect details.
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done. Looking forward to see more of your cakes :-)
Anitha
Creative, and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful cake. Where do you get your ideas from, Anamika?
ReplyDeleteA very Happy Birthday to your son. My daughter has a 6th July birthday too.
What a clever idea - it looks so beautiful. And we were always told not to play with our food.....!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated b-day to your son, I'm sure he was so happy when he saw his birthday cake :)
How beautiful! Bet your son was happy to see his fave game in cake!!:))
ReplyDeletesemplicemente geniale!!!
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beautiful work of art !
ReplyDeleteAnamika,and you want me to teach you
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Well done!simply beautiful!
Take care!
hi tartasacher
ReplyDeletethank you for comments.
hi nikita
ReplyDeletethanks for passing by my blog....and thanks for wishes for my son.
hi cham
ReplyDeletethanks for the wishes for my son and for your commnet on the cake.
dear mary ann
ReplyDeletethanks for your cooment. i passed by your blog and loved your pictures of the flowers.
hi anitha
ReplyDeletethank you...yes it was a daunting task but had to do for my son.
dear evolving taste
ReplyDeletethanks.
hi aparna
ReplyDeletethank you and yes a very happy birthday to your daughter, too !
dear caked crusader
ReplyDeletei agree with you..we should toy with creativity and play with food, isnt it !
dear lore
ReplyDeletethanks for the wishes..yes he was very happy and excited !
hi asha
ReplyDeleteyes he was very happy and simply adored it with his friends.
dear panettona
ReplyDeletethanks for passing by...
hey min..thank you !
ReplyDeletedear neryl
ReplyDeleteis it not the process of continual improvement of ourselves...yes i want to learn as much as i can from you..thanks for your compliment.
that's a very cool cake. i love it!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! That is SO COOL! Anamika - you make the prettiest roses, but who knew, chess pieces too. Such talent! Happy birthday to your son...
ReplyDeletebeautiful....too good a work!
ReplyDeleteAnamika, this chess cake is so unique and beautifully made! Please check my blog. I've something for you:)
ReplyDeleteHI!Amanika
ReplyDeleteit's wonderful and beautiful, perfect
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compliments
Thanks Anamika!The combination that you mentioned with khichdi is awesome. Made me more hungry:)
ReplyDeleteI just can't believe your skill in making such a wonderful themed birthday cake.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your son was completely overwhelmed to have such a special birthday cake made by his Mum.
Anamika, look fantastic how a dream I enjoy lookinf it!! Congrats you always make lovely things!! xxxGloria
ReplyDeleteHappy belated Birthday to your son. I an sure this is a cake he will never forget.
ReplyDeleteWow Anamika....this cake is just so beautiful! I am sure your son was thrilled!
ReplyDeleteThats a beautiful cake! what a lucky son!
ReplyDeleteIncredible beautiful and smart job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a surprise you made!
Happy Birthday to your son!
And all the best to you!
Wow, thats a neat cake Anamika..Those pawns must have taken you a whole lot of time..They look so uniform. Love it..
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Hi jerri
ReplyDeletethank you
hi lori
ReplyDeletethanks you for the wishes for my son....well he is fascinated and loves chess..so i thought why not make it for him !
dear sri valli
ReplyDeletethnaks for the wishes and passing by after a long time,eh !
Hi indranee
ReplyDeletethanks for the wishes and for the award....will write about it in my next post.
dear margaret
ReplyDeletei love creating cakes with themes and it struck me by thinking about what my son likes...and then it struck me..thanks for the wishes and comments.
hi gloria
ReplyDeletethanks dear..i always look forward to your comments.
ivy, thank your for your wishes for my son....yes i do hope so !
ReplyDeletedear carmen
ReplyDeletethanks for your wishes and comments.
dear homecooked
ReplyDeletethank you for your comment and wishes.
hi katrina
ReplyDeletethanks you for your wishes and your comment and for passing by..i do hope you love them all.
dear krystyna
ReplyDeletehey thanks and yes it was a good surprise for my son..especially because i usually make cakes in late evenings when he has already slept.
hi maya
ReplyDeletethanks for the commnet..yes the pawns took lot of time and especailly all 16 pieces, i had to make in double...yeah but the labour was worthwhile, you know !
Wow chessboard cake who would have thought abt it . Wow you are really patient. I have never decorated into cake decorating only becoz i know how impatient i am. Every time i see some one like you come up with creative things i am determined. Wow Your cakes are so beautiful
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday wishes to your son. That was really a terrific surprise for your son Anamika. The chess board and the pieces look so real.
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting to make a chess board cake Anamika, I hope to do it soon! :) This looks absolutely perfect, and u made all the pieces too...fabulous! I bet your son would have been extremely pleased :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Fantastic.
ReplyDeletewow, those pieces are so nice!
ReplyDeleteHow did you make them? I've tried with fondant, but not nearly as nice as yours.
nice! how to make the 32 pieces on the board btw???
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