Just a discovery I made tonight. Debbie Brown's "easy" party cakes, aren't really all that easy!

My son wanted me to make him the froggy cake, and I just completed it now, and I refuse to take pictures and post it. My frog looks like a cross between a frog and a monkey!!!!

Also, the odd shape made it *really* difficult to cover it in fondant without getting all sorts of tears and pleats in it.

I'm just really glad it's only for my DS, and I know he'll love it anyway because it's green (his favorite color).

Either Debbie Brown's cakes are not for me, or I'm just not ready for sculpted cakes. It was my first sculpted 3D cake....and it was HARD!

my 1st 3d cake came out horrible, it was all lopsided. the more you practice easier it is to carve.

Good luck next time , dont give up.

Ok, I decided to be brave and post the pic. LOOL! I'm just laughing at it. It was my first attempt.

that is super cute! you did a great job. I don't know what the one in the book looks like but you should be proud of this.

Hi Nancy. I've got the book and went to get it to compare. Your frog looks great. It looks so much like the picture. It looks like you attached the head differently, but that in no way takes away from how good it looks. You should be very proud of how you did. I know I would.

I think your cake looks great! But I agree that the cakes are not "easy". I was tempted to throw it away one year so the kids wouldn't get anymore grand ideas. But the race car cake I made for my son last March turned out great. Practice definitely helps.

Nancy, this looks great! Far better than I could do.

I made a little 'teddy bear' for my great-niece's baptism cake out of fondant. It looked like an Ewok. Ended up just cutting one out with a small cookie cutter and used that.

That is wicked cute! I don't see any monkey whatsoever, lol.

Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement! I guess I just thought it would turn out different than it really did, so that's why I'm so critical. Actually I've gone beyond the point of self-criticism, and have now started laughing at it!! LOOL!

I agree your frog turned out wonderful! We are always so judgemental of ourselfs. This cake anyone would have loved .

It looks just like a frog no question. My two year old twins took one look and were yelling ohhh froggy. They love it. I love it. Great job!

I think it looks exactly like a frog and is very cute! I don't see any monkey-ness either. I think it is a case of a cake turning out differently than the one in your mind, but no one else can see its "faults."

He's CUTE! We are our own worst critic..... you really did very well on this!

Jen

It is so cute!! I don't see monkey but maybe a little bit baby dinosaur.

frankly i don't see anything wrong with the cake at all it looks terrific and very well done for your first time with this kind of cake

What a thoughtful little frog... he's pond-ering. Ubber cute!

Your frog turned out great, I wish mine would of turned out this good.

Hi Nancy,

Excellent job - for a first carved/sculpted cake - GREAT WORK

They are not the easiest to do but after a while, they become second nature.

Great colouring as well BTW on his head - you REALLY have done a great job and he will love it.

I LOVE it!! I'm attempting the castle cake out of her Magical cakes (or something like that) book today, and am NOT looking forward to it It's for DD, but they directions are just NOT at all clear to me...