Venetian Theme Cake
I was delighted to be asked by #cakemastersmagazine in July 2014, to partake in a magazine feature called "around the world in 40 cakes" this feature was in the September 2014 issue ( http://www.cakemasters.co.uk/product/october-2014-issue/ ) along with a tutorial on how I made the gold and white mask.
The top mask, I was inspired to do after seeing a decoupage mask in Venice. I had painted Canaletto's "Grande Canal" using cocoa butter. The rest of the cake is a combination of handpainting the architecture and Royal icing texting and airbrushing. The grapes and leaves are made from gum paste (sugar paste)
Incredible work & talent! :)
Wait, hold on... you painted all those little windows and diamond accents?
Wow. How long did it take, and was this real cake or dummies? I only ask, because it must have taken time, and I am interested how real cake would have stayed fresh. I would love to do more detailed work, but as a hobby baker, I have time constraints working around my full time job. I would love to be even half this good.
Hi gscout, yes these are royal iced dummies. The building artwork took a day. I do paint onto Cakes as well, if you look at the other threw tier cake with hand painted roses, that's three tiers of chocolate cake. Also painted in a day. X
Thank you for your kind words to both of you x
Gorgeous as usual!!! Well done!
So beautiful. I love it!
wow !
Thank you all so much xx