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The Monster Bed

I made this cake for my son's birthday. This came from the precious book ,The Monster Bed, written by Jeanne Willis and adorably illustrated by Susan Varley. The matress and the monster beneath the bed are the actual cake. All small figures are made of fondant. Thanks to these two women for enriching the lives of my children through this book. This was their all time favorite! My son was so delighted with this cake that he guarded it at his birthday party.

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Comments (13)

farmom3 4/25/09 at 8:41am

8O 8O wow great job :D

debydll 4/25/09 at 8:48am

I absolutely love it!!! :D Super Cute!!!To my fav´s!!

shelly-101 4/25/09 at 11:05am

so cute i love it.

mgdsue02 4/25/09 at 12:04pm

It's darling!! Love it!!

srodts 4/25/09 at 12:16pm

This has got to be the cutest cake I have seen. You did a wonderful job on it all. I love it.

Cables4fun 4/25/09 at 1:23pm

You are VERY talented!! Thank you for sharing!! :princess:

shelpel 4/25/09 at 5:16pm

What a perfect job you did! I can see why your son loved it! What did you make the head & footboards out of? Did you just not mix the brown coloring all the way to get the wood grain? I'm making a cake that is a board w/a bent nail & i was contemplating diff. ideas to get the most realistic look. :)

susie108 4/25/09 at 8:05pm

Thank you all for the wonderful comments! The headboards are made of foamboard and the plastic columns, bedposts, have slits cut in them to hold the foamboard. There is a masonite board covered in contact paper holding up the cake mattress. slits in columns also hold up the board. I then covered it all in slightly marbled fondant to give the bed a burled wood look. The rest is all cake and fondant.

shelpel 4/26/09 at 6:14am

thanks for answering my question. :) it helps me out w/my cake. happy baking & again, Awesome Cake!

Rhonda19 4/26/09 at 6:47am

What a cute cake! Your son must have flipped when he saw it!