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Turtle Crossing

This was a birthday cake for my Mother who "Brakes for Turtles." The body is a cake baked in a pyrex bowl. The legs are made from egg shaped cakes cut in half. It is decorated with buttercream. The head and tail are fondant.

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Comments (52)

JeanneG 8/23/04 at 6:05pm

Spectacular! What an awesome job! And now that you've mastered turtle heads, you should move on to ET!

chocolate1 10/18/04 at 5:57am

Great job! I love turtles..and I also "brake" for them (stopped traffic to get one a couple years ago)Very cute!

Godiva 11/3/04 at 2:55pm

I love how you texturized the shell, and the details on the head...Any how to's comming our way?

kimaeck 11/3/04 at 7:30pm

Amazing, look's awesome.

Lisa 1/29/05 at 6:57pm

Thanks all! The shell is piped on using a star tip and a spatula-striped bag (black, green, brown). When it set, I gently flattened it with a Viva p.t. The head I scored with a knife and then painted with green and black (watered down) until it looked "real." Funny thing...this cake was a red velvet--too real for my tastes but that's what Mom wanted. Okay Godiva, now you have to share how you did the lettering on your Bible cake :wink: .

Godiva 2/6/05 at 12:52pm

Aha! The source of controversy...Well, I went to an art store and had a silk screen done, which is basically a "cloth" stencil, the same kind that is used to print logos on T-Shirts...Thanks so much for sharing your tips ;-) I just realized what it was when I looked at the picture again today...

tcturtleshell 2/12/05 at 9:57pm

ok... being my nickname is Turtleshell..... I LOVE THIS CAKE!!!!!!! WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!! PLEASE BRAKE FOR TURTLES!!!

AngelWendy 3/14/05 at 10:22am

That is amazing!!! Thank you for explaining it (above).

CarolAnn 4/8/05 at 11:24am

Wow Wee! That is fantastic Lisa!! I love it! I like turtles too, but not the snappers that'll chase you across the yard.

Mchelle 4/14/05 at 11:22am

WOW! Great job!

ntertayneme 5/13/05 at 12:50pm

Oh how cute!!! I just love this one !! and yes, I'd brake for a turtle too lol

Liis 10/13/05 at 10:38pm

beautiful!

mamaof4 10/27/05 at 7:59am

I love this. I would love to use your idea for a 8 year olds bday if you don't mind. If you can email me any info to help such as size bowl, how the legs are placed. how you supported the head etc. I would be forever grateful. Thanks Debbie brokenarrowmt@msn.com

makica 11/15/05 at 4:35am

wow!

mariestrawberry 2/16/06 at 3:05pm

SUPER- EXCELLENT JOB!!!!! :-)

Bayamoy 3/31/06 at 10:37pm

It's just incredible!! How DID you support the head?

Lisa 4/1/06 at 4:57am

Thanks for the kind comments! The head is made from fondant that has been shaped around a dowel to support it.

ladyharley 9/15/06 at 2:38pm

This cake is so neat I can't wait to try it for my daughter thanks for sharing

all4cake 3/5/07 at 8:38am

It's FANTASTIC!