I would love everyone's thoughts on a bowling ball cake that I will be making soon. I've seen some awesome ones in the photo gallery, they look so real! Unfortunately, they are made with MMF which I have never made or worked with. My instinct tells me I shouldn't try this on my 6 year old's b-day cake, but what do YOU think? And does anyone know how to get that great marbled effect in it? Or, do you have other ideas of how to decorate a bowling ball (I have the Wilton Sports Ball pan)? Thanks in advance to all you creative, artistic folks out there! This site is the best!

Hi and Welcome on your 1st post, FrostingSteph.

Buttercream decorated bowling ball instructions:

http://www.wilton.com/idea/Bowling-Ball-Cake

How to marble fondant:

http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/MarblingFondantIcing/MarbleFondantQA.htm

How to marble fondant video:

http://cakedec.forumotion.com/tutorials-f15/how-to-marble-fondant-t1634.htm

Smoothing fondant/rolled buttercream on ball cake:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-584741-.html

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-585102-.html

Everything you ever wanted to know to bake, assemble and decorate tiered/stacked/layer cakes:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-605188-.html
(Also has popular CC recipes for: doctored cake mix, buttercream and fondant.)

HTH

I've done this cake a few times!! Always a hit!!

edited to say..the ball is a mini half ball pan.

Thanks for all of your help!!!! I'm attaching a picture for you to see. I loved this cake--made the MMF myself and marbelized it. Not only did it look great, but it tasted good, too!

Wow You did a great! job on it. Isn't it wonderful we can make such wonderful memories for our little ones?

Wow! I am hugely impressed! Fantastic job!