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I made this for my friend's DD and DS. Cake is a 9x13 cut and shaped into a cross. The mosaic is pieces of colored fondant. The cupcakes are devil's food with BC icing and RI crosses. I think, in retrospect, I made the crosses a little large, but I kind of like how they look. I'm a critique subgroup member. All comments welcome and appreciated. TFL

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Critique subgroup member: I like the mosaic look! The colors are just beautiful. I would have made the cross a bit taller and maybe used a different script for the names. I adore the mini crosses!! Very well done!

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I think you did a great job! Very unique! The 1st thing I notice is the same as everyone else - the bottom portion of the cross should probably have come down as far as the bottom cupcakes. Great choice of colours and the mosaic looks great. Overall great design! A+ in my book!

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critique subgroup member: Okay- I think that you should have used maybe a white board or a cream color to flow into the design and colors of your cake. Having said that, I REALLY love your mosaic and the colors you chose. Beautiful design and scheme.

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Critique Subgroup member: I agree about the shape, but carving is easier said than done! Love the mosaic and the matching cupcakes are a nice touch. I'd like to see piping on the dark blue crosses to match the others. I like the size of the crosses on the cupcakes.

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Critique group member: Very nice! I love the mosiac look! The one change I would make is to have the cake be the same cross shape as the ones on the cup cake because right now it looks like a plus sign.

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critique group member: Beautiful colors and I love the mosaic!! However, don't care for the cake board, too plain, and I think the cross is a little off; like, the middle part should be a little longer or the side ones should be shorter, it looks more like a plus sign. Love the crosses on the cupcakes!! Great job.

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Critique Subgroup Member: Ditto on the proportions for the cake cross and especially on the board -- sorry, I really do not like aluminum foil here. The crosses on the cupcakes are very nice. The writing in the medallion on the cake should have been smaller. I LOVE the mosaic effect.

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Critique subgroup member: Overall this design is really nice. I would have liked the cross a bit longer in the tail, but still lovely it has a Celtic feel to it. Your colors are fab also as is the mosiac. I think the colors on the cc should be smaller. The handwriting still looks like handwriting to me, you might want to pick up a calligraphy book to help with letter shaping. So it has a better punch.

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critique member: I really love the mosaics on the large cross...I would have liked to see the bottom half of the cross a little longer. this looks a little like a plus sign. Looks like you could have done a little more planning for the center with the words/names. I really like the additional desinged crosses on the cupcakes...that is a really nice touch! Also, I think that your foil could have been wrapped a little tighter. This cake and cupcakes match very well and this is a very different design than...

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con't: a different design than I've seen before on a cross. I think your colors are lovely and match well too! nice work! :)

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Critique Subgroup Member: I also like the design and lay out. In addition to what has been said, you could have stood the crosses up on the cupcakes to offset the size. Otherwise I really like this cake and I'm sure it was a hit!

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Critique Subgroup Member: Over all nice design, I agree it would have been nice if the bottom 1/2 of the cross was a little longer. I think if you had used something other than foil to cover your board, it would have made your cake stand out more. Great colors. My favorite color is blue! :D :D

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critique subgroup member: I too really like the mosaic design! As stated, the bottom of the cross should be longer for better proportions. I too like the crosses on the cupcakes and their design, but I think the icing on the cupcakes should have matched the mosaic pieces as there seems to be too many blues going on. over all, well done!

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Critique Subgroup Member. Great mosaic! I agree about the size/proportions of the cross. I wonder if your horizontal bar had been placed as the vertical part, it might have evened out the cross--looks like that is the longer part of the cake. The mosaic pieces are great--colors and layout. I like the details of the cupcake crosses also.