Christmas Candles

By JulieBugg2000

Just finished this for my office Christmas party. I've wanted to do one for a while and finally had a reason. It gave me problems from the start but overall I think I'm happy with how it turned out. The poinsettia and berries are gumpaste, pinecones are royal icing, and candles are cake with tea lights.

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Comments (28)

ceshell on 14 Dec 2007 , 9:48pm

Your work is exquisite! Beautifucl centerpiece.

Nathalie1970 on 14 Dec 2007 , 9:51pm

I think that nobody want to eat the candles! They look soooo real!!! Great job! :D :wink: :wink:

FromScratch on 14 Dec 2007 , 9:55pm

Now that's just too cool!! I love it!

ByTheSlice on 14 Dec 2007 , 9:59pm

You ned to put this in one of hte cake magazines...I have never seen this before...GREAT JOB!!!

nola on 14 Dec 2007 , 9:59pm

That is such a great idea! Are they covered in fondant or buttercream?

grams on 15 Dec 2007 , 1:08am

Beautiful! They look so real. Good red color. Nice job on the pine cones.

kellymarie on 15 Dec 2007 , 1:22am

i love this!!! i must copy it! :D

jescapades on 15 Dec 2007 , 2:20am

i love these cakes! i am hoping to make one for christmas too! great job! i love it!

Suebee on 15 Dec 2007 , 2:22am

Beautiful job. I never would have thought that was cake. :D

icer101 on 15 Dec 2007 , 2:24am

this is absolutely beautiful put it in my fav

ladyonzlake on 15 Dec 2007 , 2:45am

Amazing, and a cool

RkRamirez on 19 Dec 2007 , 4:21pm

You did a great job! The candles look so real!

gateaux on 23 Dec 2007 , 2:50am

You did a great job. I had to look twice to realize it was a cake.

joanmary on 16 Dec 2007 , 3:59pm

What a great cake!

bfelt on 16 Dec 2007 , 4:32pm

Beautiful cake and craftsmanship!!!!!!

BerdaBelle on 16 Dec 2007 , 7:54pm

8O That is AWESOME!!! You Rock!

JulieBugg2000 on 16 Dec 2007 , 10:40pm

Thanks again guys!! I put so much work into this cake and it makes me SO happy to know people appreciate it. You all are awesome!

__Martha__ on 15 Dec 2007 , 7:22pm

That is just stunning! Great work.

ljudd1969 on 15 Dec 2007 , 9:34pm

What a fabulous idea! I definitely want to try this. It would make a fantastic centerpiece!

tcturtleshell on 16 Dec 2007 , 2:26am

Absolutely beautiful!! Wonderful work!

KathysCC on 16 Dec 2007 , 5:12am

This is the prettiest candle cake I have ever seen. It looks so real. You did a wonderful job!

JulieBugg2000 on 15 Dec 2007 , 3:53am

Wow guys, thank you!! The candles are covered in fondant, then airbrushed red and painted with a layer of gold over that. I was really excited that everyone at the party kept asking where the cake was and they were standing right nex to it! To me that's the ulimate compliment that no one knew that they weren't real candles! Thanks again everyone!!

GI on 15 Dec 2007 , 4:46am

What color did you make your cake?

craftycakelady61 on 15 Dec 2007 , 7:07am

what an awesome cake and great idea! I think I want to try! I have a ton of tealights! :lol: :)

JulieBugg2000 on 15 Dec 2007 , 11:47am

GI, the color looks a little weird in the photo, but it was actually airbrushed to a deep red color and then I painted a really thin layer of gold luster dust on with a wide flat-tipped paintbrush once the red was dry to give it color depth and a little texture.