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Taramosalata (Fish roe salad - meze)

  Photo taken from Athinorama Umami Taramosalata There are also the Greek classics, think something like a dip but instead of using nachos or vegetables to eat them we use bread. Taramosalata is one of those dishes.   It is roe fish blended into a creamy pink dip of pureed potatoes with parsley, lemon juice, and finely chopped onion (optional).   In meze, this is one of the first dishes that it is served.   In taverns, they always bring it along with salad, tzatziki, and tahini.   We will talk about the last two later.   Well, let’s see our recipe…   Ingredients 2 kg tarama (fish roe). 1 large potato or two small ones 450gr of Greek bread 1 tsp of shredded and dried onion 1 cup olive oil The juice of one lemon (medium size) Tarama is the hardest ingredient to find, so it is a good idea to look at groceries that import Mediterranean food. It is usually sold in larger jars, but you can store the remainder in the freezer for months. Peel the potatoes and cut t

Me to You Bear Birthday Cake

This birthday cake was made for Paris, a two year old adorable boy, who celebrated his second birthday yesterday.  His mum, my friend Alexia, wanted to decorate his birthday cake with a clay Me to You bear, an idea which was unacceptable by me...(I am sure you understand why...). 
It took me approximately 4 hours to make the second cake layer (with the bear) and a total of 6 hours to make the whole cake. You can see the end result in this photo.

The only "problem" was that the bear was a bit heavy, and the only way it could be placed on a cake was laying down.


 I used rolled fondant for the cake decoration and a double chocolate fudge recipe for the cake. I will only tell you that my secret ingredient to the fudge cake was Greek yogurt. A magic ingredient according to my point of view :-)


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  1. Gorgeous cake !
    Lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvve it

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  2. Wow. I always admire talendet people who can make such details. I always make a lot of fuss in the kitchen so I do not decorate my cakes a lot; I'm just not skilled enough:) Bear is soo sweet:)

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  3. I'm not sure I understand.

    Is the bear all fondant or is he cake?

    He looks wonderful!

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  4. Oh wowoowowowwo, just wowowowoow, it looks so adorable , you did an amazing job :D

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  5. EFTI MOU, A BIG THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT BIRTHDAY CAKE YOU MADE FOR MY LITTLE BOY! I HAVE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE..IT WAS EXCELLENT!!! TO ALL PEOPLE READING THIS SITE, I JUST WISH YOU COULD TASTE IT, IT WAS DELICIOUS, AND THIS IS FROM SOMEONE WHO IS NOT VERY FOND OF SWEETS!! EFTI IS AN ARTIST!! SHE REALLY MADE THIS BIRTHDAY CAKE LOOK LIKE IS MADE BY A PROFESSIONAL!!(maybe because she is one but she did not realise yet ;)! JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURES THEY SPEAK BY THEM SELVES!! EFTI MOU YOU ARE THE BEST I LOVEEEEEE YOU FILENADA!! Lots of Love...your friend..ALEXIA!!XXXXXX

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  6. You did such a great job on this cake!!! I love the bear :)

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  7. Beutiful cake, definitly a great artist...:)

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  8. Great job Efti. I am sure Paris was thrilled.

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  9. Thank you all for your nice comments! The bear was made only with fondant. The rest is a chocolate fudge cake.

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  10. Too beautiful to eat. I admire your patience with the details. Excellent.

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  11. omg it looks sooo real!! Lucky is that little Paris!!

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  12. Your bear topper is adorable! What a fabulous cake!

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  13. The bear looks cute and you've done a great job!

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  14. I love this cake. How precious!

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  15. What a fantastic job - well done.

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  16. Beautiful cake ... looks gorgeous and professional.

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  17. OUAO!!!! IT LOOKS PERFECT !! AS FOR THE TASTE, WE MUST ASK ALEXIA WHO ATE IT ALL... EFTI MOU KEEP CREATING, KEEP DECORATING THE INTERNET WITH WONDERFUL AND TASTFULL CAKES!!
    FILIA STAVRI XXX

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  18. Your bear cake is adorable! It looks too cute to eat.

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  19. The patch on that bear's head totally reminded me of my favorite bear from when I was little. My favorite bear, cake and a memory...what a great way to start a day...thanks

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  20. That is amazing! The detail on the bear is unbelievable. Great work!

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  21. Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting!

    Your cakes look amazing -- you're such a talented decorator. I really like this bear cake, especially because his facial expression is so innocent and sweet (both figuratively and literally, I'm sure)! ;)

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  22. This is so cute! I'm so impressed by your cakes. I'm so terrible when it comes to baking and frosting in particular. I'm sure the litle guy loved his birthday cake!

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  23. How adorable!
    I love the detail on the bear
    This would make a great baby shower cake also

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  24. How happy birthday boy!!
    It is awesome boy's birthday cake.

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  25. Oh how very sweet....literally! Such a beautiful cake. Nicely done! : )

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  26. Wow! That's impressive. Your cake looks amazing!

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  27. This is truly a work of art. How talented you are! Well done :-)

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  28. That looks wonderful. People have said it before and I'll say it again, you really are a talented baker.

    Thank you for visiting our blog and taking interest in our recipes. If you try our Veronique Chicken salad let us know how it went!

    Xoxo,
    M.

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  29. WOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! This is amazing!

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  30. Wow, this cake looks incredible! Great job! You are very talented and I'm so glad to have found your blog. :)

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  31. Hi, thank you for dropping by my blog.The bear so cute....

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  32. This cake is just adorable. Your cakes just keep getting better, you have wonderful talent, keep it going!

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  33. Aw that little guy looks well-loved! I also really liked your Spiderman cake! Great job!

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  34. This is too cute for words! You really did a great job. I'm a first time visitor to your blog but I'll definitely be back I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  35. I love your technique for making him look fuzzy!!

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  36. Wow! I like how you kept the focus of the cake on the bear and didn't crowd the cake with other decorations .It gives it a very neat look and it's so cute how you gave the bear a pillow...hehe.

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  37. You have such wonderful talent and imagination when it comes to cakes-this teddy is simply too cute! I am glad I stopped in.

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  38. That is really a beautiful cake.

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  39. Wow! This cake is absolutely cute! Very talented detailed work of art! Thanks for sharing!

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  40. AMAAAAAAAAAZING!
    I love everything about it!
    my little boy is turning 2 next week...and this would be beautiful

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  41. AMAAAAAAAAAZING!
    I love everything about it!
    my little boy is turning 2 next week and this would be amazing

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  42. OOhhh! I absolutely adore the looks of this cake!!! Very talented you are :) Love your other cakes too!

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  43. This so sooo CUTE!! I love the recipes & photos on your blog makes me hungry! P.s: Thanks for dropping by my blog :)

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  44. Wow! That is amazing!! Where did you learn all of this stuff? !

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  45. Spectacular! This must have taken a lot of patience and time. Both of which I have never been good at, but after viewing your post it has definitely changed my outlook. Your cake looks wonderfully divine, and yummy. Who would've ever thought something as simple as this, could change your perspective on life? It most certainly have changed mine, because I'm going to take the time and patience it needs to do something as similar as this, and who knows? Maybe something more...

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    to your blog. Is that this a paid theme or did you customize it
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  47. What a data of un-ambiguity and preserveness of valuable know-how regarding
    unpredicted feelings.

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