Looking to do a shaped or 3-D Darth Vader cake for my nephew. Any fun ideas?

check my gallery... I've done 2

Thanks! Nice work. Thanks also for posting the 2nd photo. They have already helped the wheels in my head to turning...

No problem ... I just noticed that I had only posted one when I checked my gallery for you!

I did a Death Star for my hubby's 30th birthday using the sports ball pan on top of a 10in cake in my pics.

I made a vader from the wonder mold on a square......this is if you want the head and body ...good luck

its in my photos

Thanks for the replys! For those of you that used fondant: what is the best way to add the BLACK color? The black in the photos seem to have a gloss to them...anything extra done to achieve that?

I started with chocolate fondant & airburshed the black over that (MUCH less colour, and chocolate fondant is SO yummy!)

I think I also brushed confectioner's glaze over one of them...

I just mixed my fondant a few days in advance.

except for my helmet which broke at the last minute so i used gumpaste and painted with iccing coloing over it ...worked out better that way ...

Thanks for all of the feedback. I decided to copy the artwork from my nephew's invitation. Since I would be traveling a little farther out than usual, I went with a cutout shaped cake and added raised details. Not as grand as a full 3 D cake, but safer to travel with.....The kids loved it and I had to laugh at the sight of a room full of 8 year olds with dark gray lips, teeth, and tongues after they had eaten all that black icing.....

cakeman,
I think you did an awesome job!!! kudos!!!

That turned out great! I bet the bday boy loved it!

great job.....i love it!!!

that is an awesome cake!!!! where in sc??

Rock Hill area....Near Charlotte,NC.

Awesome cake!! My husband is a huge SW fan, he would love this. We are hoping to be stationed in SC by June.

That turned out great!!!!


Welcome to CC Cakelady7!!

It looks awesome!!!!

that is awesome......you did a great job.


shaddi