We did a cake smash with Prestyn but just realized I never actually shared the photos on here. Maybe I will one day. Make the fondant. Put 30ml of water into a heatproof bowl and sprinkle over the gelatine. Leave to soak for 5 minutes, or until the mixture looks spongy, then set the bowl onto a pan of very hot water and leave for a few minutes, until the gelatine is smooth. Remove the bowl before the mixture gets hot, and stir in the glycerine and glucose. I attached my tag to some cute watermelon cotton candy, but you can use any of the gift ideas below, or come up with your own! Our fathers, step-fathers and grandfathers do so much for us every day. Celebrate the men that are important to you. If your Dad is one in a million let him know and say happy father’s day with this One In A Melon Dad Pun Card. It features a slice of watermelon along with the words 'Dad, you're one in a melon!'

Remove from freezer and frost and smooth outside edge of cake, and finally frost the cake top. Pipe additional frosting around the bottom of cake and the top edge of cake. Cover and refrigerate after frosting. PREPARE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whip butter until smooth and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Add vanilla extract and optional watermelon extract. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and milk 1 tablespoon at a time and whip on medium speed until light and fluffy. If this card isn’t your cup of tea, take a look at our other Father’s Day cards. Similar cards include this Coolest Dad Pun Card and this Dad I Love You A Latte Pun Card. Lightly frost the sides and top of the entire cake as a crumb coat and place entire cake in freezer or fridge for 10 minutes, or until frosting is set.

COLOR CODED® Echinacea are produced vegetatively from tissue culture, so all plants will be identical in color and habit. These varieties were selected for their excellent basal branching, flower performance, large flower size, and horizontally held petals. Enjoy these as late summer interest for your garden. These are perfect pollinator magnets and during late fall to winter the seed heads will serve as food for birds. Cantaloupe melons, with aromatic orange flesh – these are the best choice for growing outdoors and will do even better in a greenhouse Make the white buttercream. Beat the butter in a bowl until creamy, then gradually beat in the icing sugar, then the syrup. Cover and set aside. Repeat for the red buttercream, adding about one eighth of a teaspoon of red colouring. Cover and set aside.

Echinacea are considered intermediate day plants, requiring 12 to 16 hours of day length to flower. Day lengths less than 12 or more than 16 hours will tend to keep the plants in a vegetative state. I painted the watermelon ONE letters last minute. Considering I am not very artistic I think they turned out pretty cute. Gradually knead in enough of the remaining icing sugar to make a firm but easy-to-roll fondant icing (you may not need all the icing sugar). Using the tip of a small knife dot the food colouring on the icing and knead it in thoroughly to create an even colour. Add more colouring, little by little, kneading well between each addition, until you reach watermelon green. Mix about half the red food colouring with 2 tablespoons of the syrup, then stir in a few tablespoons of the sponge batter. Add this to the rest of the batter and combine until there are no streaks.If the stems are trailing on the ground, place a tile or piece of wood under developing fruits to prevent discoloration or rotting. Divide batter evenly between four bowls. Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl until you have three gradually darker shades of pink or red; add a few drops of leaf green food coloring to the remaining bowl. Stir each just until evenly colored and blended.

Melons ( Cucumis melo) are closely related to cucumbers and have a similar style of growth, with vigorous scrambling stems, large leaves, yellow flowers and clinging tendrils. In a greenhouse they are usually grown up supports to save space.Aim forfour to six fruits on a greenhouse plant and up to four on an outdoor plant, which is usually the maximum number that will ripen by the end of the season. Warm the soil for several weeks ahead of planting by covering it with cloches or biodegradable membrane. Harden off melon plants carefully in a cold frame, mini-greenhouse or under cloches before being planting out from early June, once you’re sure temperatures won’t drop below 12–15°C (53–59°F) at night. It is a thoroughbred in all aspects. It is tall, reaching 24 to 26 inches with a 20-inch spread. The flowers are huge, with many exceeding 5 inches. The summer was one of heat index misery, but they persisted, just like the flaming Color Coded “Orange You Awesome” variety. DECORATE CAKE: Place green cake layer in platter – frost top lightly and sprinkle with 1/3 mini chocolate chips; place second layer on top – frost top and sprinkle with 1/3 mini chocolate chips; place third layer – frost top and sprinkle with remaining 1/3 mini chocolate chips; top with fourth layer. Even though this 6-inch cake is smaller than a typical 9 or 10 inch layer cake, I recommend placing a 7 to 8-inch long wooden dowel or large straw into the center of the cake to stabilize it (size depends on the total height of your cake!)

For a truly white cake, this recipe uses only egg whites in the batter, and none of the yolks that would give it a more yellow color. This is also one of the rare recipes where I use clear vanilla extract rather than pure vanilla extract - just to keep this as white as possible! Later on, I was able to come up with about a half-dozen more plants to temper my plant lusting. “One in a Melon” is special in its color progression. It starts off golden orange and matures to the melon or a vibrant butter yellow. While we often use the term fade, reflecting that a flower lost some pizzazz, in the case of “One in a Melon,” its mature color is just as beautiful and complements the new emerging blossoms. Add the egg whites one at a time and mix until combined after each addition. Add in vanilla extract. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour the gelatine mixture into the well and start to mix in the icing sugar. As soon as the mixture feels less ‘damp’, turn it out onto a worktop liberally dusted with icing sugar. Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, and beat on medium speed until well blended; increase speed to medium high and continue beating until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Pour each batter into individually prepared cake pans (each pan will be filled about half-way), smoothing the tops so that they are even. This One in a Melon Party features charming colors, amazing decorations and tons of party ideas that will make you giddy with delight!