totoro cupcakes camera

when the internet makes you happy, and then sad. I fell in love with this yay cake the other week, I looked at it multiple times the day I found it and was determined to try it. I bought a huge chunk of peppermint flavoured black fondant and some letter cutters from the special cake decorating store in town. I hoped to make the yay cake for a friend but wondered about whether every slice would have a yay on it and how you would know where to cut.

so I made a practice cake mix cake. here are my yays cut out.

and here's what it looked like on the inside. like a total failure.

it was funny in a way and I'm not completely deterred. I'll have another go, maybe I'll cut the letter thicker this time, make a lighter cake like a sponge and double check that the icing won't melt.

anyway there are plenty of things on the internet that still make me happy. like:

• this really cute story of a little girl fundraising for an iPad
• super easy one ingredient banana ice cream (two if you want to be fancy)
• star snoods
• a pop-up bakery/cake stall
• I love lunch bags, especially this spotted baby baggu
• this baggy fruit print dress
• and a small glimpse into working life at the new yorker