A dear friend has been working on a book for some time. It may have to wait a bit longer, though, as he has just begun a battle with cancer.
We wanted him to have a chance to see his book "in print", bound and ready for eating....er, reading.
The 7x11x4 cake is french vanilla with rasperberry mousse filling, vanilla buttercream icing, and red vanilla fondant. It would serve 30.
The printing is freehand done with edible gold dust. The 3 Chinese coins on the red cord are for good luck. They're also made of fondant and can be eaten.