Cake Ideas?

[alysten]

The cake/gingerbread great hall might be too big to transport to the event from Philly (even in pieces). I am open to ideas. What would you like to see in a medieval Ace of Cakes meets food network challenge 2-4 foot cake?  I'll worry about the historically accurate part later.

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[math5.livejournal.com]

I'll worry about the historically accurate part later.
*snicker*

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... Rapunzel's Tower? With spun-sugar hair? :-D

A 16th century Dutch Windmill?

The Mary Rose?

Hmm...

[bytchearse.livejournal.com]

Would a "mediocre hall" be too large to transport?

Re: Hmm...

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Mediocre might just be small enough. ;-)

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Uh huh. Cause there is nothing accurate about this event.

[kragore.livejournal.com]

St George and the Dragon. Not only because we could then lop the dragon's head off. ;)

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Dragons are a scared beast...

"Swans, Rabbits, & Dragons are protected species and shall not be served at events attended by Lucan and Jana."

This has potential though.

[kragore.livejournal.com]

I.. Have thoughts... but I'm going to restrain myself.

How about the reclining knight? Let me see if I can find a picture...

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Could work. If you can find a pic, that would be neato.

[greenness.livejournal.com]

ROUS!!! Oh wait, wrong reign for that to be period.

Sigh...

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but same idea.

OMG!

[bytchearse.livejournal.com]

Ask Bruni what the French equivalent of "ROUS!!!" is....

[kragore.livejournal.com]

Ok - this is not what I was looking for, but Look! It's already a teired cake shape!
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shafe.co.uk/crystal/images/lshafe/Hatfield_Church_Tomb_Robert_Cecil_1615.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shafe.co.uk/art/early_stuart_05_-_nicholas_stone_and_english_sculpture.asp&usg=__O2QeDiZsvyeI4eNxyxbCA09Ey70=&h=684&w=856&sz=237&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=gsDqaMGBdlrecM:&tbnh=143&tbnw=180&ei=_RhsTeyHKMbWtgfM74ToAw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DRobert%2BCecil%2527s%2Btomb%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DxVW%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1327%26bih%3D765%26tbs%3Disch:1%26prmd%3Divnso&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=133&vpy=94&dur=86&hovh=201&hovw=251&tx=152&ty=98&oei=_RhsTeyHKMbWtgfM74ToAw&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

Also google "Robert Cecil's tomb" for more pictures. (dated to 1616)

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Cool! Morbid, but very, very cool. This has potential.

[kragore.livejournal.com]

Ok - this was the one I was thinking of - "Dorchester Abbey, Tomb of a Knight"
See, they are already on top of these nice cake-shaped boxes! ;)

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

This, if you make the dragon friendly: http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/the_cloisters/saint_margaret_attributed_to_michael_pacher//objectview.aspx?OID=70012470&collID=7&dd1=7

Or this: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2005.393

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

If Dragons are protected, isn't that going to make Pennsic problematical? ;-)

More ideas

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

And some more ideas:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/47.101.51

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/17.190.360

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/47.101.33

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/25.120.201

Dancin'!

[unicornpearlz.livejournal.com]

I'd want to have a cake look like one of Playfords books on dance. But, that's far too simple for you. It's just something that would make me very happy.

Re: More ideas

[kragore.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm not the only person who thinks tombs = cake! ;)
- K.

Re: More ideas

[alysten.livejournal.com]

You enable... I love the german dragon.

Re: More ideas

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

Having no artistic ability whatsoever, I merely channel the efforts of those who do ;-)