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Challenging Myself

I was watching Ron Ben Isreal on Sugar Rush a few weeks ago and decided to challenge myself by making a dummy cake with his same design. Following my belief that I have to challenge myself (since I am a beginner) with difficult projects, I decided to give it a try. VERY labor intensive. I used Satin Ice chocolate fondant, made the appliques by rolling lace and fondant/gumpaste together through pasta machine, then outlining in royal icing. The ribbons were a nightmare - solid bands all around.

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lillcabby 4/15/07 at 1:49pm

Absolutely gorgeous, You are an artist!

laurakelly2 4/15/07 at 1:55pm

Wow...that's perfect!

Eshed 4/15/07 at 1:59pm

wowwww!! so beautiful !!!So elegant.

msauer 4/15/07 at 2:19pm

Stunning!

idoweddingcookies 4/15/07 at 2:24pm

all i can say is Magazine cover!!! ;-D

msamson9 4/15/07 at 2:30pm

This cake is Beautiful

LisaMS 4/15/07 at 2:50pm

This is stunning! Lace with fondant through the pasta machine? Really? What a great tip The ribbon may have been a nightmare, but you got it done neatly! Any tips on that? Do you roll it up to keep it from breaking/stretching when you are putting it on the cake? I love the flowers on the ribbons. How'd you make those? Enough questions? Lovely, just lovely.

sujeeart 4/15/07 at 3:14pm

absolutely beautiful.

Meeka 4/15/07 at 3:25pm

BEAUITFUL!!!!

auntiemcakes 4/15/07 at 3:34pm

this cake is absolutely gorgeous! You did a great job! Thank you for sharing!

lcabralacores 4/15/07 at 7:17pm

gorgeous soelegant

MayWest 4/15/07 at 7:18pm

Great Work!!

DesignerCakes 4/15/07 at 10:16pm

LisaMS, I rolled up the bands and then applied them but it really was a nightmare. I did it freehand. The medallions in the center of the bows are molds I bought on Ebay. Just pressed fondant/gumpaste into the mold then brushed with dust.

Sunny77 4/15/07 at 11:18pm

Ok, ok, I'll add my 2 cents. WOW!!!!

tyty 4/15/07 at 11:55pm

beautiful cake, wonderful job

tcturtleshell 4/16/07 at 5:44am

Gorgeous!!

LisaMS 4/16/07 at 11:39am

Thanks for the reply Gingerela. I've seen where you can buy embossed bands by the roll; I wonder if those would be easier to apply. Didn't see any plain ones though; and that is what i would like to buy.

deebird 4/16/07 at 2:33pm

I'm speechless! This does not look like a beginner cake! Wonderful job! You should be soooo proud of yourself!

Chrisi 4/16/07 at 2:57pm

BEAUTIFUL!!! wow I love it. Fantastic job.

DesignerCakes 4/16/07 at 7:57pm

Thanks for the lovely comments. LisaMS, what do you mean by embossed bands by the roll? The ribbons on the cake are made of fondant and gumpaste, not actual ribbon. I had to remember to breathe when I was applying them to the cake rounds.

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