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Working Angry Birds cake for 4 year old twins Tyler and Damien. Birds and Pigs are all edible made of fondant (but let the kids know that they would not taste good). The Building structures are Rice Krispy Treats covered in fondant. The slingshot is a toy, mounted in a mound of Rice Krispy Treats and covered in Chocolate Fondant. I added Tylose powder to firm the fondant. The pigs, birds and Building pieces were very hard and able to withstand multiple rounds of play.
I baked 5 6" rounds. Split them. then built 3 mini cakes. Each had 3 half layers, cake-SMBC-cake-Ganache-cake-SMBC. Then I stacked the three mini cakes. Each with its own cake board. Each layer had four straws to support the next layer. then I buttercreamed the entire stack. I should note that there is a significant internal structure as well. The cake board is reinforced with a sheet of masonite underneath. Then with holes drilled in the center I screwed a metal flange under the base. first is a 5inch long 1/2" diameter PVC pipe threaded into the base. then I added a threaded PVC coupler to the top of the 5 inch PVC pipe. The head is RKT built around the 5" pipe/coupler and then sculpted to the shape. I then frosted the head to get as smooth a surface as possible to then Fondant. Next, is the brim of the hat, I cut an 8" circle from the masonite board. Again drilled a 5/8" hole into the center of the board to have a tight fit on the center structure. If I were to make this cake again I would add another 1/2 to 3/4" to the size of the brim. I then threaded a 10" pvc pipe into the coupler. The brim is supported by the coupler which is wider than the pipe, therefore there is no downward pressure on the head. I had an extra pipe I used to stack the three mini cakes and then crumb coat the whole thing. The very top of the hat (the sideways peak) is also RKT. The whole thing into the fridge for several hours until very firm. To Fondant the hat I rolled out a sheet and then wrapped around the outside of the cake. Then I added a circle to the top and smoothed the seam.
Cap and Baseball are RKT covered in Fondant
This was inspired by several stacked cakes here on CC.
Fondant flowers, and chocolate fondant woven basket. Normally I will acknowledge any inspiration I have for cakes. But this cake was just plain and simple a pale copy, I cannot say "inspired by" I flat out stole it! LOL but my best friend Cherie loved it, and I am grateful for the fantastic "inspiration" from thecookieladycc: http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1861563.html
Apple are RKT covered in Fondant
Rocky bluffs are RKT covered in fondant and brushed with color dusts. Chocolate cake with SMB frosting. Alpha figure made of fondant.
Fairy Barbie is a full doll. Skirt is Yellow cake filled with Lemon Curd and fresh strawberry, covered in Fondant.
Make-up Vanity Cake. The legs are wood attached to a base hand cut from press board. The "make-up" are all gumpaste pieces. The mirror is also press board handcut and then covered in fondant.
Cake made for a 90th Birthday. I was told Fran is 90, was an avid gardener, proud of being San Franciscan and Irish, likes lemon, cannot eat whipped cream and likes the color blue. Was also told she has 3 sons that live in LA, Oregon and Texas, and her husband was Swiss. I tossed out the last bit and focused on the first few and this is what I came up with...That is the Transamerica Building and Golden Gate bridge on either side of the monogram plate. The monogram plate was supposed to be a celtic interlace pattern, turns out that is really hard to replicate...LOL
Sophia's 3rd Birthday Dora Cake (No Boots please, I don't know just didn't want Boots) Chocolate cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Stars, flowers and butterflies (butterlfies made with the small one from my new butterflies cutter/imprinter plunger set I received for Christmas from James and Anne.) from Gumpaste, frosted only in Buttercream. Letters are colored white chocolate Dora is a toy from Target. Really need to learn how to sculpt gumpaste characters.
The score board is rice krispy treats covered in black fondant with fondant, royal icing and modeling chocolate for letters and numbers. Secured to the vertical cake board with white chocolate. Backboard is white fondant trimmed in red fondant. The basketball is chocolate cake covered in dyed burnt orange fondant with black fondant for the stripes. Net is white fondant, need to work on this technique...the net lasted exactly two minutes after this photo was taken before disintegrating. Would love some suggestions on this from fellow decorators here. I tried it with a thick rolled fondant and the weight pulled it down...this version was very thinly rolled out to counter the weight issue but still just tore apart. Floor boards were made by combining three colors of light to brown fondant, rolled out to a wood look, and then scored to create the look of boards. Thanks to many friends for suggestions on the structural elements. And thank you to the guys for giving me direction on the type of wood to buy for the base and how to position the vertical cakeboard on the base for the greatest stability. Made a hammock type structure to support the cake to the vertical Cake board. There are two dowel rods coming out from the board, I have mesh netting covered in fondant strung between the dowels. The dowels and net are supporting the cake and the cake board is tilted back at an 80 degree angle to assist with keeping the cake to the board. And thank you to Zoe for always being a great helper and confidence builder.
Wrapped in Chocolate Modeling clay. Used punch cut out for the flowers, then added the pieces removed back as decoration.
All the pieces (except border around base, those are real legos) are cut from modeling chocolate. Little nubbins on top of lego pieces made using round tip to cut out.
Fondant covered Dark Chocolate cake. The Fondue is poured dark chocolate. Skewers are bamboo skewers painted with edible silver luster dust and handles are made from Modeling Chocolate. The Pot handle is also Modeling chocolate with a silver fondant accent.
James the Tank Engine. Chocolate cake with buttercream frosting, and fondant accents. Passenger Cars - chocolate cake with Fudge Icing and Fondant accents. Cupcakes - Chocolate cake, buttercream icing gumpaste flowers.
Google Earth Cake for my friend Dan (Google Earth Premier Engineer!) Dark Chocolate cake with Vanilla Honey Chocolate Ganache filling. Swiss Meringe Buttercream frosting and then Fondant covered. Used two 7" layer cakes and then half of the Wilton Sports Ball cake pan for the Earth. Covered in Fondant. Continents were cut from fondant as well. Cool technique I found here on CakeCentral. Smooshed wet fondant between fingers until like a paste and then placed on continents to give that Google Earth map relief texture. And then dusted with three shades of green luster dusts.
Marissa wanted a cake that looked like sushi for her 14th birthday. Base of cake is yellow cake with fresh strawberry and Swiss Meringue buttercream filling and frosting...then covered in Fondant. the sushi pieces are made with various combinations of modeling chocolate, fondant, rice krispy treats, candy and white sprinkles.
Fondant covered, airbrushed with Pink and Silver Sheen. On top is a Fondant Webkinz Google figure, the paint brushes and paint palette are made of gumpaste. And the thumb..LOL yes thumb, Sarah was very specific that there should be a thumb coming through the paint palette, it is made from Chocolate Modeling clay.
Cameron's 10th Birthday. She took several friends to the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. She said that her cake should have a huge meatball on it and a big pile of spaghetti, so I obliged. The Meatball is a carved ball of yellow cake with lemon curd and swiss meringue buttercream wrapped in Fondant, airbrushed with red first, then brown and then a bit of black. The spaghetti is extruded fondant. the sauce is lemon curd with a bit of red dye. Bottom layer is yellow cake filled with buttercream and regular yellow lemon curd. Frosted in Swiss meringue Buttercream and then airbrushed with blue and then Pearl shimmer.
Zoe wanted both gymnastics and a stack of presents as her theme. The dolls are Kelly dolls, they have fondant leotards on them. The blue with white ribbons the "wrapping paper" has a gymnast graphic piped on with royal icing.
Going away Cake - Luggage for my Sunday Nursery School Assistant. Swiss Meringue Buttercream frosted with Fondant accents (straps, tag, handle, etc.)
Fondant covered carved cake in the shape of a Nikon D300 camera.
This is Michael's design. This is his 7th (I think) birthday, and he is very interested in Egyptology right now. The King Tut mask is made of colored chocolate and dusted with edible gold luster dust. The hieroglyphic designs (also hand painted chocolates) around the cake sides are courtesy of the Online Hieroglyphics Translator. Supposedly they say: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL.
Sophia's 2nd birthday. Buttercream icing with fondant accent decorations and chocolate molded lettering. Curious George is a toy. I cannot sculpt, gosh I wish I could. So I went online to find an image I could paint and came across this Tub Time toy on clearance at ToysRus. He was a perfect inspiration because he looks like he is blowing out the candles.
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