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Made this for the baby shower cake, but ended up not using it. It just didn't look like it belonged on the cake when I put it there...

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cakequeen50 3/30/12 at 12:40pm

oh my, you did a fabulous job on that mold!!!

ChrisJack1 3/30/12 at 12:45pm

Thank you so much!! I used a good mix of marzipan and fondant to give the baby more realistic skin :) I didn't have copper, so I used creamy peach and a smidge of brown gel color

sweetcakes 3/30/12 at 1:21pm

she's so sweet, did you use the original mold or the new one they have that is a bit bigger?

bmarlow001 3/30/12 at 2:14pm

This is adorable! may I ask what you used to do the hair as well as what you might have used on the body to make it look so life like?

bmarlow001 3/30/12 at 2:15pm

This is adorable! may I ask what you used to do the hair as well as what you might have used on the body to make it look so life like?

Goreti 3/30/12 at 3:01pm

beautiful

icer101 3/30/12 at 6:47pm

beat baby i have ever seen done, including mine. Ha!!

NanaLady 3/31/12 at 5:26am

Amazing detail!

ChrisJack1 3/31/12 at 5:33am

Thank you all so much :) I think that mixing marzipan and a bit of fondant is what really gives this baby "life". I used pink petal dust on her cheeks, shoulders, elbows, bottom (though it's hidden), heels, and balls of her feet. For the creases, I diluted brown gel color with water until it was barely tinted and painted along the folds. For her hair, I shaded the whole area with brown petal dust, and then diluted more brown gel color and painted the whispies with a very fine paintbrush. Hope that helps!

ChrisJack1 3/31/12 at 5:36am

Also, after I shaded her folds, I daintily tapped powdered sugar over the wet areas so it didn't dry shiny.

ChrisJack1 3/31/12 at 5:38am

By tapped I mean gently pounced the area with a brush with powdered sugar - just wanted to clarify that so you can do the technique :)