Fish Story
My take on the Fish Story cake from the 2007 Yearbook. The main cake is a 12" round covered and decorated in fondant. The smash cake is a 6" round and the mini ball iced and decorated in buttercream with fondant accents. Personally, I think the smash cake looks more like a chicken!
I was pleased, especially with the main cake and the customer seemed to like them.
Great job! I would love to do this cake for my son's first birthday. How difficult was it?
It wasn't bad at all. The directions in the book were not as detailed as they are normally so I had to figure out what to do about the fins on the fish. I did the fish top several days in advance, which helped. Fins: flower cutter cut in half -large for big fish and medium for side fish. Side fins: heart with a slash cut in the "v" at the top of the heart-medium for big fish and small for little fish. Mouth: round cutter cut in half and then a "v" cut out of the rounded ...
Great job! I would love to do this cake for my son's first birthday. How difficult was it?
It wasn't bad at all. The directions in the book were not as detailed as they are normally so I had to figure out what to do about the fins on the fish. I did the fish top several days in advance, which helped. Fins: flower cutter cut in half -large for big fish and medium for side fish. Side fins: heart with a slash cut in the "v" at the top of the heart-medium for big fish and small for little fish. Mouth: round cutter cut in half and then a "v" cut out of the rounded ...