Gumball Machine

Critique Subgroup Member: Replica of Jeanne's (jkalman) cake made with permission from the original artist. ;-D Stacked and carved four 6" cakes, covered with SMBC and Satin Ice Red fondant. Top, or cap, of machine just appears crooked due to a shadow -- it was a perfect circle. Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.

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Comments (22)

sylly on 23 Jan 2008 , 3:30am

Critique Subgroup Member: it looks awesome! you did a fantastic job- the coloring, the fondant work- it's all great! It looks like it would be such a fun cake to make! excellent job on getting the silver nice and rich looking

jescapades on 23 Jan 2008 , 3:32am

critique subgroup member: omg, this cake is soooo cool! what did you use for the glass bowl? i really have no critique. it does look like the whole cake is leaning, but like you said, it may just be the shadow. well done!

crazy4sugar on 23 Jan 2008 , 3:51am

Thanks, girls! No, the cake was checked several times with a carpenter's level ...it's the bad photo. The $2 glass bowl was from AC Moore.

kirahhh on 23 Jan 2008 , 3:57am

:D You did a very Nice job; thou "glass kinda Scares me"..

Mbrock3456 on 23 Jan 2008 , 12:27pm

how did you get the gumballs in there???? :oops: 8O :D

Mbrock3456 on 23 Jan 2008 , 12:27pm

how did you get the gumballs in there???? :oops: 8O :D

jadak on 23 Jan 2008 , 12:41pm

critique subgroup member: This looks really great. I like the design on the silver. The color is perfect and I like how you put a gumball in the little tray. The only flaws I see have been mentioned and are merely photo flaws...not cake flaws. Nicely done.

tiptop57 on 23 Jan 2008 , 1:20pm

Critique Subgroup Member: Wonderful gumball machine! Well done. (BTW you don't need permission to make a cake similar to someone else's, especially this one which was done by Duff first. Just acknowledge the artist design for your inspiration.) Anyway, I would have put a smooth rope around the base also to match the top and to seal it. Be proud - it's cool!

FromScratch on 23 Jan 2008 , 5:31pm

Critique Group member: Awwe.. it looks great!! You just put the gumballs in before you put the top on (for the one who asked). Thanks for the nod Crazy.. I really like the cut outs you used for the detailing on the face plate too. :D

Daisys_Cakes on 23 Jan 2008 , 6:45pm

Critique group member:WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!! This is sooo cool! No critique form me! :D :D :D

crazy4sugar on 23 Jan 2008 , 7:57pm

Thanks everyone :) I only did glass because it was an adult's birthday; however, I'll certainly use a plastic fish bowl for any future cakes. Mbrock: The gumballs were put into the bowl and I hot glued a cardboard circle on top to hold them in before I flipped it over and secured it to the cake with a dowel.

cocakedecorator on 23 Jan 2008 , 8:59pm

critique group member. WOW this fantastic. I don't see anything wrong with it at all! I agree with tiptop that a rope border on the bottom would be a nice touch. Fantastic job!

CakesBySandy on 23 Jan 2008 , 10:44pm

I love this!!

CakesBySandy on 23 Jan 2008 , 10:45pm

I love this!!

CakesBySandy on 23 Jan 2008 , 10:45pm

I love this!!

Tramski on 27 Jan 2008 , 4:13am

Critique subgroup member: amazing job, your fondant looks perfect! I can;t find anything to critique

vitomiriam on 24 Jan 2008 , 1:22am

Critique Subgroup Member: This is fantastic--I love it and can't find a single thing to critique. The way you finished it looks more realistic, in my opinion, then if you had put a rope on the bottom border.