Done for a small bridal shower, the mannequin is fully edible fondant over ice cream cones. It's hand painted with edible silver decorating dust and embellished with sparkling sugar crystals. The cake serves 20.
Monday, May 5, 2008
My Mid-Atlantic Cake Show Competition Wedding Cake
I try to enter cake competitions all over the country. This one was held in MD and over 80 cakes were entered. This bas relief/applique technique was done with various gum paste flower cutters in order to mimic a fabric pattern. It was immensely time consuming, but I adore the result. The judges wanted to see color, although I preferred to leave it "en blanc". Other than the color issue, they seemed to have liked the cake. I didn't make the top 8, nor do I have access to all of the rankings, but based on judge's comments, I'm pretty sure that it was in the top 30. I'll do better next time!
Aaarrrr--Ahoy, Matey! A Treasue Map!
A treasure map to go with 2 dozen mini treasure chests. The distressed map is hand painted fondant. Candy jewels decorate the base of the cake. This cake fed 20.
Such a Ducky Cake!
This cake was inspired by a little boy's favorite toy duck. The small ducks are hand modeled fondant, as is the fellow navigating the pond sitting on a lily pad. It served 35 comfortably.
Fondant decorated cookies for communion
Large, 6 inch, cross sugar cookies covered with embossed white fondant and decorated with fondant flowers and leaves. The fondant helps keep the cookie softer and adds just enough sweetness to the package. Each cookie was later bagged and tied with a ribbon.
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