This cake was made for a friend who is retiring from teaching (lucky her) after 32 years of service to the kindergarten children she loves. Small 8" pound cake carved into the shape of an apple. I used styrofoam for the bottom half and shaped that first. I then doweled and hot glued the styrofoam to my cake board. The dowels act as my support, I hammered them into the board. I used a piece of cardboard covered with press "n" seal to separate the cake from the styrofoam. It is all covered with a crumb coat of buttercream and then a thick coat of chocolate ganache. Once that was firm I placed a layer of white Satin Ice over it. I used my airbrush to create the colors. Thank you Sally (tinygoose) for all your help and inspiration.