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Winter HobbitLand

This is a variation of the Winter BirthdayLand cake...I'm a Hobbit fan and am eagerly awaiting its premiere. So I made Santa/Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshild figures to go with the Bag End Hobbit House architecture,,,for me! Again, a huge nod to anxeli for her inspiration and help. I used battery operated LED lights, postitioned behind the rice paper window panes. The battery pack is in the back of the cake. Trying to figure out a better way. Tea lights aren't it tho...tried that. Not enough light!

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Comments (13)

donuts 12/2/12 at 1:06pm

So cute, how did you get the coloured lights effect if I may ask?

meemawof10 12/2/12 at 1:23pm

Thanks...I just added the description above. If you want to know more, just ask!!

CenterpieceSweets 12/2/12 at 9:57pm

yeah the lights were a pita but I cant think of another way either, I shoved the battery packs under the cake board. i also had a light I had to cover with fondant behind a tree but it actually looked cool like when outdoor lights get covered in snow and glow from underneath.

mo63 12/2/12 at 11:36pm

Beautiful, I made anxelis christmas house last year and it was so much fun, you did a great job :) Love the colours and the door, the little step...........the figures, all of it.

cakeria 12/3/12 at 4:11am

love it i also made her cake so fun! you've done a brilliant job!

CindyHonea 12/3/12 at 5:18am

How did you do the trees?

meemawof10 12/3/12 at 8:04am

I did the large one as per anxelis directed on her tutorial http://www.flickr.com/photos/31289853@N08/sets/72157623239872554/... I used a styro cone cut down to scale, covered it in green fondant, stuck floral wire pieces in...longer ones on bottom, the squished fonadat around each wire. Huge pain! Then I cut snowflakes out with my scrapping punch, rolling the fondant out real thing, letting it dry a few minutes then punched them out. Glued onto each branch w/royal,piped white royal on branches using a brush to get it right where I wanted it. The smaller ones are the same but smaller and no wires. Not sure I'm crazy about them tho. Stuck a tube of fondant around in 4 different heights and glued the snowflakes on top of each level. Doesn that make sense?

meemawof10 12/3/12 at 8:04am

And thanks all! I had fun doing this!!! And granddaughter was thrilled!

meemawof10 12/3/12 at 8:44am

@Centerpiece...I saw that! One of mine ended up on the side so I shoved a tree over it. Ta Da!! Just reread above message. I can spell. I realy can. More coffee please...

icer101 12/3/12 at 9:26am

Oh! so beautiful!!!!