Humpty Dumpty ...

how did you do the wall?:):)

Nice touch!

... here's today's History lesson! ......

Humpty Dumpty was apparently an unusually large canon which was mounted on the protective wall of "St. Mary's Wall Church" in Colchester, England. It was intended to protect the Parliamentarian stronghold of Colchester which was temporarily under the control of the Royalists during the English Civil War ( 1642 - 1649). A shot from a Parliamentary canon succeeded in damaging the wall underneath Humpty Dumpty causing it to fall to the ground. The Royalists - "all the King's men" - attempted to raise Humpty Dumpty on to another part of the wall but even with the help of " all the King's horses" they failed and Colchester fell to the Parliamentarians after a siege lasting eleven weeks.

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ineedathis says:

:-) He is definitely cute! excellent work Chris!
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Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

zalita says:

omw!!!!!! i was waiting for this one:) and uv executed it so perfectly :)
i knew abt this history lesson ;)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

queene of tartes says:

Love the expression on poor Humpty's face!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

mjhphoto says:

Nice piece of work, both the cupcake and the photography, I enjoyed the history lesson as well!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

YOCUNA TARTAS DECORADAS says:

Me gusta mucho!!!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

dahliascakes says:

cute!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

naidacr says:

That came out great! Thanks for the history lesson too.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

cakebaker_cakemaker says:

Chris Humpty Dumpty is so cute...didn't know the story behind him ....thanks for the history lesson:):)

My first memory of Humpty Dumpty was a colouring book I had in year 1 of Primary School...he was my favourite:):)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

RebeccaRJ says:

oh dear he is too cute to eat I would just keep him forever!

thanks for the interesting factoids too Chris!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

mommawants1more says:

Chris, this is soooo fun!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Evo_Magnum says:

OMG...this is really awesome n love the bricks floor...u are so creative.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

poshchic_337 says:

aaack he is adorable I always look out for new stuff from you I check your profile more than my favorite blog
^_^
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Anita Jamal says:

Another lovely creation Chris.. this is so fun! ..super cute !!!!!!!!!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

chipper cupcakes says:

this is so amazing! I love the bandage on the top of humpty dumpty.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

abbietabbie says:

Thank you very much folks for your lovely comments!
Karen: I did the bricks by indenting the lines on the fondant when it was on the cake with the side edge of a ruler, then filled in the "mortar" with royal icing!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

cakebaker_cakemaker says:

Ohhhh...thanks so much Chris...you're such a clever girl:):)

Have a lovely Sunday:):)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

o´holysweet! says:

adorable!!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

kylie lambert (Le Cupcake) says:

Wow!!

When I saw the small pic of this I thought it was a big cake....but ot see it's on a cupcake..wow!!

It's gorgeous Chris!!!!!!

(And I haven't heard of that story...funny how every nursery rhyme has a real story behing it..most not so pleasant LOL)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

kylie lambert (Le Cupcake) says:

Can I second the cuteness of the little bandage (& the yawn!!) AND the black arms & legs........looks so effective!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

cupcakeenvy says:

Christine this is Fab!!!!
You should sell your nursery rhyme cupcakes as a collection.....such a cool dessert gift!!!
So unique and well done!!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Photos_from_Angel {Refocused} says:

Cute one! I didn't know that little tale was behind "humpty dumpty". Thank you for sharing!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Swissy Missy says:

I used to live in Suffolk , I know Colchester, Essex!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

yatt's lilkitchen says:

never thot there was a great story behind it.
great job!

so..what's next? cant wait!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

KiwiGirlSteph says:

incredible - I am loving your series!!!! Thanks for the stories too - learning heaps! Looking forward to the next one! Have a lovely day.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Swissy Missy says:

Old Mother Hubbard *please*
www.rhymes.org.uk/old_mother_hubbard.htm or Jack be nimble, this one looks interesting, an interesting site :-)
www.rhymes.org.uk/jack_be_nimble.htm
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Kiwi Cakes [deleted] says:

How adorable... i too love the wall you are just so clever Chris!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

mandotts says:

Stop it! You are making me Yawn! This is too cute chris! I love him.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

cupcakes & cartwheels says:

love him too!!! very cute
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

☠ Ambjer ☠ says:

Oh I love this one!
Especially the bandage!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Gramma Elizabeth 5.5.55 says:

Fabulous !!!!!!

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Seen in your Nursery Rhyme Cupcakes set. (?)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

{ karen } says:

i always wondered what humpty dumpty symbolized! thanks for that! and of course, needless to say, what a beautiful cupcake!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

nina-pierre says:

abbietabbie, may i borrow this idea for my girl?
she likes the song so much, i wanna suprise her with this...
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

abbietabbie says:

nina-pierre: of course you may! Hope she enjoys the cake!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

obsessedwithcupcakes says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sweet Treats, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Perfection!!!! I love Humpty Dumpty!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

tesorocookies says:

Amazing....you are amazing!!!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Little Grey says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called pretty sweets, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

cute!! i really like Humpty Dumpty!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

morganacake says:

Amazing! How can you do such a beautiful thing in sucha a little surface? I knew about you following a CC photo and now I'm one of your fans, your work is really amazing: original, perfect, different... Congratulations.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ABLA NOURA says:

i love the details
you are amazing ;)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

garlandcannon says:

This photo made me SMILE
Please post this photo in our group
and make even MORE people smile!

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Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

BabyGotBackAnd Front!![ISKJ]~Joyce~ says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called CUPCAKES!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Ban Bakes says:

Chris this is the cutest humpty dumpty ever!! Lol i just love him!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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