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Penguin

By Rod DrurycloseAuthor: Rod Drury Name: Rod Drury
Email: rod.drury@xero.com
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About: Moved back to the Bay in 2009 as kids started school. Enjoying the balance of our Hawkes Bay lifestyle and community while being part of a team of over 70 talented people operating around the world. Commuting too many days a week but still get a buzz when landing back at Napier airport. If you're not already on Xero try it out for free at http://www.xero.com and save your self several hours a week.See This Author's Posts (107), February 27th, 2010

Birthday cakes are a big tradition at our place.  This year was the turn of the lady of the house ...

Prior cakes include the IRB and airplane.

Posted in Food and Wine | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “Penguin”

1. 

   Amanda Sye
   22:33, 02.03.2010

   I saw the title and immediately thought publishing but hey, a cute cake works for me too! Thank goodness my days of artful decoration are almost over. That said, I’ll never forget that first teddy bear b’day cake I attempted and the icing wouldn’t stick to the sides. I’ve learned a few little tricks since then. A cool alien cake with half avocados for eyes, a black and yellow smiley face that totally upset all the Napier hill mums because the kids came home with black teeth, clothes, hair… thankfully my no-fail, beat-the-hell-out-of-it-for-three-minutes chocolate cake smothered in lollies or strawberries can work wonders on most occasions!
2. 

   George Miller
   16:26, 12.04.2010

   That is a mint cake – does the lady of the house bake for mothers who are completely incompetent bakers?
   Recently I got an email from a client who has come across a master cake baker on Trademe – http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Party-festive-supplies/Kids-parties/Other/auction-282998629.htm
3. 

   George Miller
   16:27, 12.04.2010

   OMG! I just looked at the IRB and aeroplane and racing car – Anna, you are really talented!
4. 

   Rod Drury
   16:30, 12.04.2010

   Easy tiger. I did the IRB. However since Penguin (and puffle) we have had Barbie and Blues Clues.
5. 

   BrenFM
   21:53, 12.04.2010

   In the interests of sharing the talents of local people, here’s a cake maker you just can’t go past… http://cakesbystaceyjohnson.com/Welcome.html

   Stacey had a daughter at the same pre-school that my wife Kirsty teaches at, and if you take a look at the Celebrations page you can see almost half way down on the left my birthday cake that Kirsty commissioned for last year. It’s a cake replica of my ACTUAL laptop, with a book I really own (just ask Matt!) and a screenshot of my actual desktop at the time. I’ve never seen anything like it and I was TOTALLY speechless.

   The Dory beneath the laptop was one me and the folks at Farmlands got made when Hamish left to return to Wray and his pals at Need-a-Nerd.
6. 

   George Miller
   11:16, 13.04.2010

   Rod! I am so impressed!!! You know if this whole ‘hi-tech entrepreneur’ stuff doesn’t work out…

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