Election Day Cake

CNN may have holograms, giant plasma TVs and fancy touch screens, but do they have an edible electoral map?

The cake was made for an Election Night party I attended and I thought it was simply awesome. I can't really think of a better way for foodies to celebrate the new president elect. map of the United States was drawn free-hand (I asked the host and he said he just had the map on a computer screen and copied it using a plastic bag attached to the tip of a squeeze bottle). Also, we had red and blue colored icing, and would fill in the winner of each state as they were declared either Obama or McCain. We weren't able to finish filling in all the states though. Some people got a little too impatient.

Ithaca Apple Festival

I was in Ithaca over the weekend and it happened to be the annual Apple Festival. Four years at Cornell and I had never actually gone, so I figured this would probably be my last chance. My one goal was to find a good old fashioned candied apple circa Disneyland (and as you can see from the picture that was a success). I haven't had one of these since I was 8 years old maybe, but I recommend them to anyone who wants to feel like a kid again. although it will never compare to New York City, as my girlfriend mentioned over the weekend, it's events like the Apple Festival that makes Ithaca so special and

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