Alex and Kristen met online, moved to Africa, got engaged at an elephant park where lions lurked, returned to Brooklyn, got married, moved to Wisconsin with their cat, Squee, and on a lovely September day came to Cleveland for a pig roast to celebrate their status as "Just Married".
Alex's mom request a cake to chronicle the newlywed's journey. This was my interpretation:
The happy couple sits atop moving boxes--undoubtedly one of hundreds that they've seen over the past few years--surrounded by the continent of Africa and the 3 states that have figured prominently in their new married life--New York, Wisconsin, and Ohio.
A sleeping elephant reclines on Africa, entwined wedding rings and the yellow rose and coneflowers from Kristen's wedding bouquet sit atop New York, Squee the cat pops out of a moving carton on Wisconsin, and a roast pig with an apple in it's mouth rests on Ohio.
The cake is a 7x11x4"high white cake with lemon zest custard filling, iced in vanilla buttercream. It would serve 24-36. The suitcase covering is fondant. All of the decorations are hand modeled fondant. Everything is completely edible.
