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Caravan and butterflies!

I don't choose the themes for these....I just do what is asked if I can. The bottom cake is fruit cake and the top is a sponge with vanilla buttercream filling. The topper can be removed as it is created onto a cake card and attached with royal icing. No people on this one! My goodness! The butterflies are done using Patchwork cutters and I cut the middle out and piped royal icing onto the cake to stick the wings into and so not leaving them flat. A wedding cake with a difference I think!

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aine2 2/19/08 at 6:18am

I should have said that the topper is hand modeled with sugarpaste (fondant) but I guess you would already have known that. :wink:

moxey2000 2/19/08 at 6:36am

Wow :D . I think you did a fabulous job interpreting the bride and grooms vision :lol: . Amazing and beautiful. Love it!

bashini 2/19/08 at 6:39am

Love the cake Lorraine. Another great work from you. Its so simple and elegant.

janine1972 2/19/08 at 7:00am

it is gorgeous - love the car and caravan :lol: :lol: and the butterflys are beautiful too wow 8O 8)

Teekakes 2/19/08 at 7:25am

This is really cute! Love the topper and I have to get those butterfly patchwork cutters. Awesome job, as always! :)

Wendoger 2/19/08 at 8:17am

I love this! How funny! A car and trailer...its great!!!!

Dawanka 2/19/08 at 12:17pm

You did a great job. :lol: what patchwork cutters did you use?

aine2 2/19/08 at 12:40pm

Thank you so much. The Patchwork cutters are butterflies and bees. I think there are some ladybirds in it too but I've only used these so far. They're so pretty though, I may be using them more often.

superstar 2/19/08 at 1:08pm

Dearest Lorraine, is there anything you can't do? :lol: It is wonderful, I love patchwork cutters & those butterflies are beautiful

MissRobin 2/19/08 at 1:30pm

Lorraine, beautiful as always, I absolutely love the topper!! Tell me how you did the car, Is it all sugarpaste? I have a customer who wants me to do a porsche in all sugarpaste and I just wondered how heavy it would be. Would love some tips on that car!!! Again, fabulous as always!

aine2 2/19/08 at 2:26pm

Thank you again. MissRobin...the car and caravan are purely fondant. I did the markings with a leaf veining tool and painted the windows with silver lustre powder mixed with clear alcohol. I had to leave them to dry. I should have made the wheels and left them to dry for a day too before attaching them but I didn't...so don't make that mistake! :wink: