This cake was for a gentleman getting ready to retire and move to Florida, so his office asked me to make a cake for his farewell. It is a Darn Good Chocolate Cake with mocha icing covered in white chocolate marshmallow fondant. The sand is ice cream cones, Cherrios, Fibre 1, and brown sugar. (Normallt I just use graham crackers...there were none to be found in my pantry.) I painted the fondant with tinted piping gel for the water.
Some detail of the tree. Now, these were time consuming. Hours and hours of work. I covered a pillar with chocolate fondant and then cut individual pieces to make the bark. The leaves weren't so bad. After they had dried for a week, I glued wire onto them with royal icing. I then stuck the wires into the pillars. Voila! A palm tree. I wish I could take credit for their design, but I can't. It is from a cake on the Wilton site.
The detail of the people...I am by no means a sculptor and it has been awhile since I've actually made something out of clay, or play clay for that matter. But I don't think they turned out half-bad. I couldn't make them too tan...they are moving from the north.
This cake was for a gentleman getting ready to retire and move to Florida, so his office asked me to make a cake for his farewell. It is a Darn Good Chocolate Cake with mocha icing covered in white chocolate marshmallow fondant. The sand is ice cream cones, Cherrios, Fibre 1, and brown sugar. (Normallt I just use graham crackers...there were none to be found in my pantry.) I painted the fondant with tinted piping gel for the water.
Some detail of the tree. Now, these were time consuming. Hours and hours of work. I covered a pillar with chocolate fondant and then cut individual pieces to make the bark. The leaves weren't so bad. After they had dried for a week, I glued wire onto them with royal icing. I then stuck the wires into the pillars. Voila! A palm tree. I wish I could take credit for their design, but I can't. It is from a cake on the Wilton site. 
The detail of the people...I am by no means a sculptor and it has been awhile since I've actually made something out of clay, or play clay for that matter. But I don't think they turned out half-bad. I couldn't make them too tan...they are moving from the north.
4 comments:
You are truely awesome woman!! I wish we lived closer so I could hound you into making all my kids' cakes!! haha YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT! You need to open your own bakery... I'm telling you. You'd make a killin'!! Miss you guys!
Can
AMAZING!! As I looked at the pictures, I was reminded of your "Baking a Cake" party--we were holding you back! I've still got my apron just in case you want to host another one!
Love and miss you,
Kathy
AMAZING!! As I looked at the pictures, I remembered your "Baking a Cake" party--we were holding you back! I've still got my apron just in case you host another one!
Love you and miss you,
Kathy
I love the Huckleberries site!
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