Scarface The Holiday Romantic

This was my final project for the Wilton Course III Fondant and Tiered Cakes class. I've worked on this every single night for four nights straight, and it was both the biggest disaster and hugest success I've yet to have. Heidi (my instructor) was awesome helpful in figuring out how to get the bouquet in place when I'd given up on it. Being my first tiered cake, I didn't know the dowels were supposed to go THROUGH the cake board, but now I know. First carved cake, too!

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Comments (32)

heavenlycakes on 10 Dec 2007 , 12:24pm

hahaha!!! He's so cute!!! OMG - I was going to make a Christmas penguin for our Christmas eve party, but went with something else... now I'm sad I changed my mind! Congrats!! He came out amazing!

servingzero on 14 Dec 2007 , 2:32am

sooo ridiculously cute! You are amazing!

chefshar on 7 Dec 2007 , 4:20am

Simply Lovely! :o

dabear on 7 Dec 2007 , 4:25am

He is incredible! Great job!

AndiSC on 7 Dec 2007 , 4:30am

love this!Mind sharing how you made him??

Shannon36 on 7 Dec 2007 , 4:30am

I think it's wonderful!!

AndiSC on 7 Dec 2007 , 4:33am

Fogot to ask.. Was your instrutor impressed?? I am a Wilton instructor and I sure would be. You are VERY talented!! Glad you thought outside of the box! Congrats. Andi

mieyo on 7 Dec 2007 , 4:54am

She did seem very pleased with it. She's wonderfully supportive, and recommended I take some Nicholas Lodge classes when I finish with Course IV.

Sweetcakes23 on 7 Dec 2007 , 4:56am

So cute! Is the hat cake also? And, exactly how did she get the dowels "through" the cake board? I'v only taken mine down till it hits it. I would think it would take a sledge hammer to pound it "through" the board.

susanscakebabies on 7 Dec 2007 , 4:58am

That is just adorable. Well worth all your effort. You have a star there!! ;-D ;-D

mieyo on 7 Dec 2007 , 5:01am

The hat is just fondant. I'd have dreaded carting the thing home from class if it was cake. And we didn't get the dowels through the board, but I failed to ask how to go about it next time. Hm.

mieyo on 7 Dec 2007 , 5:06am

Oh, and AndiSC, I didn't see your first comment! I carved him from a half 3D ball pan with two 6"x2" rounds, with the other half on top, and carved for a tapering effect. the first ball half and 6"x2" is one tier sitting on a board, with both tiers covered in one piece of fondant (I mixed mine to be half fondant, and half MMF). And the hat, feet, flippers, spats, beak, and eyes were all cut from self-made patterns (which I unfortunately threw away after using).

auntginn on 7 Dec 2007 , 6:53am

Well this has to be the cutest penguin I've seen, Congratulations! Its a sensational job well done! :D :D :D

Bwana on 7 Dec 2007 , 9:26am

Too cute!

thecakemaker on 7 Dec 2007 , 12:47pm

He's adorable! Great job!

doitallmom on 16 Dec 2007 , 8:45pm

He defintely doesn't look like a first in any category!! Love it!!!

gonda on 15 Dec 2007 , 8:49pm

Una belleza de trabajo !!! Felicitaciones

StaceySouth on 7 Dec 2007 , 3:53pm

What a little charmer he is! Simply adorable!

justsweet on 7 Dec 2007 , 3:59pm

your cake is toooo cute

misterc on 7 Dec 2007 , 5:16pm

He is too cute!!!

sisita on 7 Dec 2007 , 5:19pm

It's cute

weezasmom on 7 Dec 2007 , 5:35pm

This is the sweetest cake I've ever seen, just adorable!

weezasmom on 7 Dec 2007 , 5:35pm

This is the sweetest cake I've ever seen, just adorable!

HiD on 7 Dec 2007 , 6:28pm

He turned out fabulous! I am a huge fan of penguins so I wanted to take him home. You are a very talented cake decorator. One day I'll be able to say, I knew her when....! :wink:

boween on 7 Dec 2007 , 6:29pm

I have to say this is the CUTEIST little guy I have ever seen BRAVO!!!!!

HiD on 7 Dec 2007 , 6:31pm

By the way, when I dowel down into the cake board, I use a very thick bottom board and a dowel sharpened with a brand new (cake dedicated) pencil sharpener. I also have a cake only tack hammer that I use to tap the dowel through all the boards. Hope that helps!