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the sushi cake was fucking astounding. i made a big deal out of making sure there was a cake at my party, because i'm a cake-whore. in the past, i've had to finish my own cakes, decorate them myself, etc because the baker had more important things to do. not this year. it was supposed to be a surprise, but not a heavily-veiled one. i knew nothing of the nature of the cake, so that was indeed a surprise. em made me a cake last year-- a vegan chocolate cheesecake which far far surpassed any chocolate cheesecake i've had-- and it included plastic ants and berries and flowers. this year's vegan chocolate banana sushi cake made from kamut flour paid much attention to detail. it was shaped like a gigantic piece of sushi topped with actual sushi rice cooked in vanilla soymilk, in the centre of which were a variety of fruit made to look like sushi inards. the rice was covered in three boxes of orange nerds made to represent roe. the side of the cake sported shaved chocolate and around the base of the cake laid thinly sliced watermelon to resemble pickled ginger and dollops of faux wasabi made from vegan cream cheese and (*sigh*) powdered greens. the wasabi was my favourite part from a taste perspective. there were tiny pieces of sweet sushi alongside these two faux-condiments as well. the cake was stabbed with four pair of pretty cool chopsticks. this double-layer cake was not the first edition. em the baking-perfectionist went to the effort of making another one when the first was not quite acceptable. sure makes my lame birthday gift look pathetic. a big fucking thanks.
whoa.