Tennis Shoes

themistified on 20 Oct 2004 , 3:34am

My oh my! I am totally impressed!!

kimistry on 4 Nov 2004 , 3:30am

How do you do this? If you would mind sending me instructions at (...) you

bigcatz on 17 Mar 2005 , 3:08pm

Awesome!! I need to go buy that book!

jpooh on 7 Feb 2005 , 3:00pm

That is great It looks so real.

m0use on 7 Feb 2005 , 4:34pm

Had to look twice to make sure they weren't real. Awesome job!

kerrbear0924 on 11 Feb 2005 , 5:28am

I can't believe its a cake...too real looking to eat

briansbaker on 24 Jan 2005 , 8:55pm

Wow! is all I can say!

bakingmomma on 4 Feb 2005 , 3:39am

Hi I am so IMPRESSED with this picture I showed my DH and he said GO my gosh that is nice if you wouldn't mind sending me the instructions on how to do this I would greatly be forever thank ful. My son would love a cake like this for his birthday. If you wouldn't mind sending it to me my email is [email protected]

cakelady1994 on 24 Feb 2005 , 3:22am

hi i'm new to this your cake looks so real you did a great job

flayvurdfun on 1 Mar 2005 , 8:02am

HERE HERE! cjf could I ask for instructions? [email protected] thank you

cjf on 1 Mar 2005 , 10:45am

Time constraints don't permit me to write instructions for my cakes. Maybe someday I'll find time to write them all down in a book. My advice is to try to carve something....use a model (I used the actual tennis shoe for this), graph it larger or smaller, bake your sheet cakes and start carving. I didn't take any classes, just used Roland Winbeckler's book and taught myself. It's a good place to start....and remember - it's just CAKE!

chara on 19 Jul 2005 , 5:14pm

they look great! i thought they were real at first

miroslava on 15 Nov 2005 , 5:19pm

This cake is the best for my husband! How do you make it? can I have the instructions please! at [email protected]

dky on 9 Sep 2005 , 10:18am

what are sheet cakes.... we have not heard of that here in australia

cjf on 9 Sep 2005 , 2:44pm

Sheet cakes are 1 layer cakes baked in a rectangle pan...8x12 inches for example.

stylishbite on 5 Oct 2005 , 1:53pm

Wow! Iced in BC! Amazing. Could you carve me a pair :lol: It would save me about $80 today.lol Great cake again!

mridula on 16 Sep 2005 , 9:32pm

Which one of Roland Winbeckler's books would you recommend?

cjf on 16 Sep 2005 , 9:40pm

His book on cake sculpting. You will find most of the Debbie Brown books very helpful, too.

mridula on 17 Sep 2005 , 5:49am

The customer reviews on Amazon.com for the cake sculpting book is pretty bad. Did you personally find the book useful? Is your viking head cake inspired from the book?Since I love your cakes, based on your response I may go out and buy the book.

cjf on 17 Sep 2005 , 7:13pm

Yes, the Viking is based on his book. I have found that a lot of cake decorators want very explicit directions...size and shape of cakes, how high, etc. Roland's book teaches the method and concept and doesn't provide explicit directions for each of his cakes. That doesn't make it a 'bad' book. If you understand the method and concept, you can reproduce any item as a 3-D cake AND get the number of servings ordered. He teaches to graph an item from the side and from the top so you can place the suppo...

Sajorio on 26 Sep 2005 , 8:43pm

WOW They look so real

MissMoore on 28 Apr 2006 , 8:10pm

this is awesome; at first glance it looks like the real sneakers!

imartsy on 17 Jul 2006 , 2:00am

this is beautiful. I know you don't have time to write instructions - but if you ever get around to it, you should write a book! Your cakes are just amazing!

LovejoyCakes on 4 Jul 2006 , 12:48am

Wow those shoes actually look real. All your cakes are fantastic

kirahhh on 4 Jun 2006 , 6:21pm

kewwwwwwwl! to bad we dont know how you did it! Magic !

amandajayne28 on 15 Aug 2006 , 3:04pm

Fantastic cake!!!

SweetSue1 on 15 Aug 2006 , 4:48pm

This cake is AMAZING! Major KUDOS !

cryssi on 9 Aug 2006 , 7:32am

wow!

tkc06 on 21 Aug 2006 , 9:56pm

great job. I can't believe that this is cake. It really looks like the real thing.

Lambshack on 8 Aug 2006 , 6:33pm

WOW! I have a groom that wants this cake. Any help? PM me at [email protected]

Galxcbaby on 15 Oct 2006 , 7:28pm

Practically flawless. I almost didn't believe it at first!

Cecegirl on 2 Oct 2006 , 7:24pm

Rockin shoes=) Nice job!

gourmetcakes on 17 Oct 2006 , 8:58pm

No way..........My mouth just dropped to the floor! Wow...you did an AMAZING job! Wow!!!!!!!!!!! Wow!!!!!!!!

margery on 23 Oct 2006 , 1:27am

i can't believe these!

EROTIC-BAKER on 14 Nov 2006 , 3:23am

ALL I CAN SAY IS FAU-U-LOUS!!!!

missy77510 on 26 Dec 2006 , 4:58am

This cake looks great! It would be a great cake for some of the teenage boys I know who get embaressed at having birthday cakes!

hsdwidow on 16 Jan 2007 , 2:16pm

BC - wow!

jelligirl on 16 Feb 2007 , 3:58am

;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D

faigy on 22 Apr 2007 , 8:00am

whoa so cool! luv it

cakerunner on 22 Apr 2007 , 6:45pm

I am a new runner and I am totally gonna try this out! Thanks for the book advise above! It's always great to know which books will be helpful.

suprena on 25 Apr 2007 , 9:55am

Wow!!! You have really inspired me to a whole new level. I am a nurse and I am new to the decorating scene. Everyone's cake is beautiful so far, but your cake is the best I have ever seen- and IT IS NOT FONDANT!!! I love it. I will get the book. Thanks for the inspiration!!

jescapades on 25 Apr 2007 , 3:26pm

ha ha. i love them! they are better looking then my own (real) sneakers!! very cool!

sweeteecakes on 25 Apr 2007 , 3:30pm

They look amazing!

ladefly on 6 May 2007 , 4:30am

wow amazzzzzzzing, they look so real. please pm me about details!!!!!!

ombaker on 12 May 2007 , 1:42am

are you kidding me!!! Those are outrageous!!! Wow!

adonisthegreek1 on 20 May 2007 , 4:15pm

I can't believe these aren't real gym shoes. That's incredible!

hcouso on 25 May 2007 , 2:49am

I would have to say, out of all the cakes I have seen on this site, this (or these) cakes are by far the best.

bakenboi29 on 4 Jun 2007 , 7:33pm

This is so perfect. I've been thinking about doing a shoe cake. Very realistic. Wonderfull. Thank you for posting this.

toristreats on 7 Jun 2007 , 4:53pm

I thought those were real. Wow! I may have to give that a try some day. These are going in my favorites.

terena on 14 Jun 2007 , 12:24am

nice (...)

melysa on 14 Jun 2007 , 12:25am

WOW, thats amazing :)

TheCakeSmith on 14 Jun 2007 , 12:32am

8O :o Seriously...I don't even have words!! That looks like you could just slip your foot in!!

gramofgwen on 21 Jun 2007 , 4:08pm

Wow! Looks so real :D

kayb35 on 22 Jun 2007 , 11:11pm

awesome!!!! A wonderful cake, Great JoB!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D

laylalu on 27 Jun 2007 , 4:25am

That is so amazing, Can you send me instructions too please, not like I could do it, but I'll have to try. Thanks [email protected]

jamietaina on 1 Jul 2007 , 6:29pm

:D

bakingpw on 21 Jul 2007 , 2:50am

Oh my gosh!!! PERFECT!

HBcakes on 21 Jul 2007 , 4:42am

That's Buttercream??!?! You have insane talent!!

Danielle111 on 13 Aug 2007 , 3:53am

8O :D :D :D

whittydoodle on 19 Jul 2007 , 5:41pm

omg they look so real! That is just amazing, great job~

CoutureCakeCreations on 21 Aug 2007 , 4:37pm

Looks like real sneakers! Great job

Superstar2 on 25 Aug 2007 , 8:28pm

Amazing.

themistified on 20 Oct 2004 , 3:34am

My oh my! I am totally impressed!!

kimistry on 4 Nov 2004 , 3:30am

How do you do this? If you would mind sending me instructions at (...) you

cakelady1994 on 24 Feb 2005 , 3:22am

hi i'm new to this your cake looks so real you did a great job

flayvurdfun on 1 Mar 2005 , 8:02am

HERE HERE! cjf could I ask for instructions? [email protected] thank you

cjf on 1 Mar 2005 , 10:45am

Time constraints don't permit me to write instructions for my cakes. Maybe someday I'll find time to write them all down in a book. My advice is to try to carve something....use a model (I used the actual tennis shoe for this), graph it larger or smaller, bake your sheet cakes and start carving. I didn't take any classes, just used Roland Winbeckler's book and taught myself. It's a good place to start....and remember - it's just CAKE!

punkyf on 15 Aug 2007 , 1:16pm

Beartiful!! I love it that you use BC instead of fondant but how in the world do you get it so smooth?

chara on 19 Jul 2005 , 5:14pm

they look great! i thought they were real at first

mridula on 16 Sep 2005 , 9:32pm

Which one of Roland Winbeckler's books would you recommend?

cjf on 16 Sep 2005 , 9:40pm

His book on cake sculpting. You will find most of the Debbie Brown books very helpful, too.

mridula on 17 Sep 2005 , 5:49am

The customer reviews on Amazon.com for the cake sculpting book is pretty bad. Did you personally find the book useful? Is your viking head cake inspired from the book?Since I love your cakes, based on your response I may go out and buy the book.

cjf on 17 Sep 2005 , 7:13pm

Yes, the Viking is based on his book. I have found that a lot of cake decorators want very explicit directions...size and shape of cakes, how high, etc. Roland's book teaches the method and concept and doesn't provide explicit directions for each of his cakes. That doesn't make it a 'bad' book. If you understand the method and concept, you can reproduce any item as a 3-D cake AND get the number of servings ordered. He teaches to graph an item from the side and from the top so you can place the suppo...

dky on 9 Sep 2005 , 10:18am

what are sheet cakes.... we have not heard of that here in australia

cjf on 9 Sep 2005 , 2:44pm

Sheet cakes are 1 layer cakes baked in a rectangle pan...8x12 inches for example.

miroslava on 15 Nov 2005 , 5:19pm

This cake is the best for my husband! How do you make it? can I have the instructions please! at [email protected]

bigcatz on 17 Mar 2005 , 3:08pm

Awesome!! I need to go buy that book!

briansbaker on 24 Jan 2005 , 8:55pm

Wow! is all I can say!

bakingmomma on 4 Feb 2005 , 3:39am

Hi I am so IMPRESSED with this picture I showed my DH and he said GO my gosh that is nice if you wouldn't mind sending me the instructions on how to do this I would greatly be forever thank ful. My son would love a cake like this for his birthday. If you wouldn't mind sending it to me my email is [email protected]

jpooh on 7 Feb 2005 , 3:00pm

That is great It looks so real.

m0use on 7 Feb 2005 , 4:34pm

Had to look twice to make sure they weren't real. Awesome job!

kerrbear0924 on 11 Feb 2005 , 5:28am

I can't believe its a cake...too real looking to eat

Sajorio on 26 Sep 2005 , 8:43pm

WOW They look so real

stylishbite on 5 Oct 2005 , 1:53pm

Wow! Iced in BC! Amazing. Could you carve me a pair :lol: It would save me about $80 today.lol Great cake again!

LovejoyCakes on 4 Jul 2006 , 12:48am

Wow those shoes actually look real. All your cakes are fantastic

imartsy on 17 Jul 2006 , 2:00am

this is beautiful. I know you don't have time to write instructions - but if you ever get around to it, you should write a book! Your cakes are just amazing!

amandajayne28 on 15 Aug 2006 , 3:04pm

Fantastic cake!!!

SweetSue1 on 15 Aug 2006 , 4:48pm

This cake is AMAZING! Major KUDOS !

cryssi on 9 Aug 2006 , 7:32am

wow!

tkc06 on 21 Aug 2006 , 9:56pm

great job. I can't believe that this is cake. It really looks like the real thing.

kirahhh on 4 Jun 2006 , 6:21pm

kewwwwwwwl! to bad we dont know how you did it! Magic !

MissMoore on 28 Apr 2006 , 8:10pm

this is awesome; at first glance it looks like the real sneakers!

Cecegirl on 2 Oct 2006 , 7:24pm

Rockin shoes=) Nice job!

gourmetcakes on 17 Oct 2006 , 8:58pm

No way..........My mouth just dropped to the floor! Wow...you did an AMAZING job! Wow!!!!!!!!!!! Wow!!!!!!!!

Galxcbaby on 15 Oct 2006 , 7:28pm

Practically flawless. I almost didn't believe it at first!

Lambshack on 8 Aug 2006 , 6:33pm

WOW! I have a groom that wants this cake. Any help? PM me at [email protected]

EROTIC-BAKER on 14 Nov 2006 , 3:23am

ALL I CAN SAY IS FAU-U-LOUS!!!!

missy77510 on 26 Dec 2006 , 4:58am

This cake looks great! It would be a great cake for some of the teenage boys I know who get embaressed at having birthday cakes!

hsdwidow on 16 Jan 2007 , 2:16pm

BC - wow!

margery on 23 Oct 2006 , 1:27am

i can't believe these!

jelligirl on 16 Feb 2007 , 3:58am

;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D

cakerunner on 22 Apr 2007 , 6:45pm

I am a new runner and I am totally gonna try this out! Thanks for the book advise above! It's always great to know which books will be helpful.

suprena on 25 Apr 2007 , 9:55am

Wow!!! You have really inspired me to a whole new level. I am a nurse and I am new to the decorating scene. Everyone's cake is beautiful so far, but your cake is the best I have ever seen- and IT IS NOT FONDANT!!! I love it. I will get the book. Thanks for the inspiration!!

jescapades on 25 Apr 2007 , 3:26pm

ha ha. i love them! they are better looking then my own (real) sneakers!! very cool!

sweeteecakes on 25 Apr 2007 , 3:30pm

They look amazing!

faigy on 22 Apr 2007 , 8:00am

whoa so cool! luv it

ladefly on 6 May 2007 , 4:30am

wow amazzzzzzzing, they look so real. please pm me about details!!!!!!

ombaker on 12 May 2007 , 1:42am

are you kidding me!!! Those are outrageous!!! Wow!

adonisthegreek1 on 20 May 2007 , 4:15pm

I can't believe these aren't real gym shoes. That's incredible!

hcouso on 25 May 2007 , 2:49am

I would have to say, out of all the cakes I have seen on this site, this (or these) cakes are by far the best.

bakenboi29 on 4 Jun 2007 , 7:33pm

This is so perfect. I've been thinking about doing a shoe cake. Very realistic. Wonderfull. Thank you for posting this.

toristreats on 7 Jun 2007 , 4:53pm

I thought those were real. Wow! I may have to give that a try some day. These are going in my favorites.

terena on 14 Jun 2007 , 12:24am

nice (...)

melysa on 14 Jun 2007 , 12:25am

WOW, thats amazing :)

TheCakeSmith on 14 Jun 2007 , 12:32am

8O :o Seriously...I don't even have words!! That looks like you could just slip your foot in!!

kayb35 on 22 Jun 2007 , 11:11pm

awesome!!!! A wonderful cake, Great JoB!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D

laylalu on 27 Jun 2007 , 4:25am

That is so amazing, Can you send me instructions too please, not like I could do it, but I'll have to try. Thanks [email protected]

jamietaina on 1 Jul 2007 , 6:29pm

:D

gramofgwen on 21 Jun 2007 , 4:08pm

Wow! Looks so real :D

whittydoodle on 19 Jul 2007 , 5:41pm

omg they look so real! That is just amazing, great job~

bakingpw on 21 Jul 2007 , 2:50am

Oh my gosh!!! PERFECT!

HBcakes on 21 Jul 2007 , 4:42am

That's Buttercream??!?! You have insane talent!!

Superstar2 on 25 Aug 2007 , 8:28pm

Amazing.

jenlg on 9 Sep 2007 , 6:38pm

ok, these are awesome!

punkyf on 15 Aug 2007 , 1:16pm

Beartiful!! I love it that you use BC instead of fondant but how in the world do you get it so smooth?

Buckeye on 4 Sep 2007 , 9:58pm

Can I get these in size 81/2 :lol: You did a GREAT job, they look sooo real, the laces on top of the shoes, BRAVO

Danielle111 on 13 Aug 2007 , 3:53am

8O :D :D :D

CoutureCakeCreations on 21 Aug 2007 , 4:37pm

Looks like real sneakers! Great job

Karabear1125 on 12 Oct 2007 , 7:21pm

All I have to say is WOW, Great job!

daltonam on 3 Sep 2007 , 7:00am

OH WOW, you should do an article on this--love your work!!

LSW on 3 Sep 2007 , 12:16pm

so realistic!!! great job!

ailika on 19 Oct 2007 , 5:26pm

Wow! they look like the real thing, nice job. Yes, please I would love instructions for this too.

Shannia on 15 Nov 2007 , 3:16am

8O holly cow, i never seen a cake that looks like a pair of real sneakers, aren't these your sneakers? o myyyy this is the greatest creation in theme cake my eyes have seen, they so beautiful, i wouldn't eat them i would wear them i need a pair of sneakers like this...adorable job well done, i want to copy them see if i can do it a little bit like you jajajaja, would you mind to send me instruction via pm like kimistry, please i will really apprecciate it. I guess you still have the instruction i thi...

jmmoss on 4 Oct 2007 , 3:29am

VERY COOL!!!!!!!

bobwonderbuns on 5 Jan 2008 , 8:59pm

That's amazing!!

misslan on 5 Jan 2008 , 9:40pm

:D this is so unique, The kids will eat this one up

edith123 on 28 Oct 2007 , 6:22am

extremely amazing! would you mind sending me the instructions for your cake i know my sons,husband and brother will just love it :) u can send it to [email protected] thankyou so much i would greatly appreciate it!