This was my entry in the Art of the Cake show here in Cleveland this past weekend. He took 2nd place in the Master's Division Sculpted Fantasy/Mythological Cakes.
The lamp and genie body are cake covered in modeling chocolate. His head and arms are sculpted cereal treats covered in modeling chocolate. Lots of hours in this guy, learning as I went along. I couldn't have done it without George's help drilling the hole in the wooden base, sawing off the center threaded rod, running out to get the right size washers, carrying it carefully, etc.
I also took 1st Place in the Fig & Nut Cake Tasting category--toasted almond cake with mascarpone fig filling & silky chocolate w/mascarpone buttercream icing, confirming my committment to not only having a cake that looks great but also tastes great.
