I've make two more since the zebra striped sweet 16 cake.
This zoo cake for my nephew.
And a high heel cake for my sister.
Both cakes had lots of firsts for me:
It's the first time I've make two decorated cakes at once. (Something I don't think I would do again! Towards the end time was running short and my piping wasn't as neat as I would have liked.)
I'd never sculpted figures out of gumpaste and fondant before.
Or made a high heel. (I wish I had a picture that showed the actual heel of the shoe- that was the hardest part!)
It was also the first time I'd made gumpaste flowers.
Which I was particularly excited about because I've long coveted the amazing sugar flowers you see on cake shows, and really wanted to try my hand at making some.
They took a while to get right, but I think the end result was worth it. I can't wait to try more. (Roses next, definitely roses!)
Although my nephew liked his cake, he ended up redesigning the gumpaste figures. And he took a more picasso, Dr. Frankenstein style approach than I did.
I loved that he dug right in. I know some people say it's a shame to spend all that time on something that just gets "destroyed" (i.e. cut into and eaten). But that's one of the things I love most about cakes. Everything is technically edible and only around for that moment. They're ephemeral, and special. If I wanted something to be around forever I'd just put a few plastic toys on a cake and be done with it.
Plus while he got to work reassembled the figures I noticed how deliberate and precise he was with the construction. We may have a future artist/decorator on our hands. The next time I make a cake, I think I'll have to recruit him!
Glad your nephew had so much fun with his cake. I agree that even though it was a lot of work, it is meant to be eaten and enjoyed. You really blew me away with that shoe--I thought it was real until I read the post!
ReplyDeleteYou are so good at this!!! Brilliant in fact! No clue how in the world you do it. I can't even do a passable job of pipping on an outline of frosting!!
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