"Yes, Harry Potter!” said Dobby at once, his great eyes shining with excitement. “And if Dobby does it wrong, Dobby will throw himself off the topmost tower, Harry Potter!” “There won’t be any need for that,” said Harry hastily. _ Dobby always does his best to do the right thing, and he punishes himself relentlessly when he messes up. I don't go smashing my head into lamps or ironing my hands when things go wrong, but as an unrelenting perfectionist, I do torture myself overthinking things, and I'm always 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 over the moon when things go to plan. I think an argument can be made that Dobby is a super relatable character. Sometimes, I am Dobby. 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞: ⬅️Swipe to see the poster this cake is based on. I wish I'd made it on styrofoam so I could keep it! I am as excited about this cake as Dobby was when he got a sock from Lucius Malfoy. On the other hand, I think it could be SO much better. Right now I'm posting it because I promised, not because I'm satisfied with it. 😭 Will I keep working on it, and possibly ruin it? Quite probably. _ "Master has given a sock," said the elf in wonderment. "Master gave it to Dobby." "What's that?" spat Mr. Malfoy. "What did you say?" "Dobby has got a sock," said Dobby in disbelief. "Master threw it, and Dobby caught it, and Dobby--Dobby is free." _ This cake was originally designed for the #freezercleanoutcollab hosted by the gracious @bakester_cat, but a mix of stress and anxiety coupled with a lack of motivation delayed my entry to the collab (by three weeks). This cake is also part of the #reducereuserecake initiative hosted by @saucybakes and @cupcakesandconfetti1 to help save ingredients during the pandemic! I've redecorated this twice now without baking new cakes or wasting ingredients! ALSO, remember how I said I'll be putting together a buttercream painting class? Since I can't do in person beta classes for a while, I'll focus on creating an online painting course instead! Sign up in my stories if you'd like to be added to the mailing list! What do you guys think? Is Dobby a success? https://www.instagram.com/p/B-2X0pWp-OK/?igshid=7wa8ew1xjn9
