Swan Lake Wedding Cake

This is a cake I did to 'match' the rainbow fish cake. It was based on a photo of a couple of swans on a lake, which had the trees in the background photoshopped to have many rainbow colors. I started with it, printing it onto edible paper. Unfortunately, it kept coming out pretty dark, so that set the theme for the rest of the cake. I decided it would resemble a sunset or sunrise at that point.

It's all covered in buttercream and edible colors. The top tier has a couple of 3D swans made from fondant/gumpaste, with piped clouds and an airbrushed sky.

The middle tier has the original photo around the swans. I ended up hand painting the rest, and having to hand paint on the photo as well, so next time will just hand paint the entire thing, since little was left of the original photo. I piped on green icing to add texture to the trees around the top.

The bottom tier is also painted, with piped details to give it dimension. The base is covered with fondant and textured with a rock pattern, then painted to match the rainbow trout cake.

Thanks for looking! Vicki =)

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