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I did this for my town's annual Gingerbread contest, in conjuction with a historical restoration of the Abigail Adams Birthplace, circa 1685, located in Weymouth, MA. Won 1st place. Probably not very impressive to those who don't know the real house, but I worked hard to get it to look exactly like the real thing. 100% edible. House is gingerbread with Royal Icing siding (piped with a petal tip). Roof is gum paste shingles hand-painted to look weathered (you can't tell in this pic). Windows are leaf gelatin. Walkway is Trident gum "bricks."
For the Boston Christmas Festival 2012. House is Gingerbread with Gum Paste and candy accents. Lighthouse is Gingerbread with royal icing imprinted with brick design (there is a cardboard tube for support inside). Top of Lighthouse is gum paste, spaghetti rail fence and Isomalt windows. Rocky shoreline is rice krispies covered with gum paste rocks. water is royal icing "paint," and sand is cookie crumbs. Boat and buoys are gum paste. Tree in window is Royal icing (window itself is leaf gelatin). This house also lights up.
chocolate and white cupcakes displayed for carnival-themed party. Some cupcakes have a rainbow swirl and some have rainbow sprinkles. Toppers are salt water taffy pieces and "circus animal" cookies.
Red and white striped cake covered in Fondant. Popcorn, hot dog, cotton candy, tickets, and target are all gum paste.
Giant cupcake cake with Chocolate and Yellow Cupcakes. American Buttercream in various colors and candy accents.
White butter cake with raspberry filling. Pale blue buttercream with some fondant accents and some non-edible floral crafter's items.
Chocolate Cake with buttercream frosting. Pond is Jello; Cabin is made from pretzels and royal icing with hand-painted details. Kayak, rocks, and sign are gum paste.
Pastel striped cake with Buttercream and candy decorations
Sour Cream Yellow Cake decorated with Hot Pink and Pale pink fondant. Gum paste high-heeled shoe, edible pearl dragees, and fondant accents.
Fondant with royal icing accents, ribbons, and Fresh Roses. For a 40th Anniversary.
Simple Round cake with Teddy Bear Picnic on top. All made hand-painted of Fondant
Butter cake with Raspberry filling, covered in Hot pink and Zebra stipe Fondant with Minnie Mouse accents.
All materials are edible. Gingerbread, Gumpaste, Royal Icing, Almonds, Necco wafers, candy, pretzels. Tree in window is Royal Icing with dragees; Bay window panes are leaf gelatin. Thanks for looking!
Winner of two local gingerbread contests (though honestly, there wasn't heavy competition!). Everything edible except the lights inside. Front door and Cakes in the window are made from Gum Paste, all other details are Royal Icing, candy, or gingerbread.
Chocolate cake with Buttercream waves and graham cracker sand. Mermaid is gum paste, crabs and fish are fondant, shells are white chocolate with lustre dust.
Four 6" layers of chocolate cake covered with fondant. Stripes are hand-painted on. All figures are gum paste with hand-painted details. Thanks to the other Cat in the Hat cakes in the gallery for porviding inspiration!
Pirate ship cake inspired by other pictures in the cake central gallery (thanks, everyone!) Fondant covered chocolate cake with fondant accents (sails, rope, etc.). The pirate figures are toys bought at Michael's craft store. Water is royal icing. Island is cake covered in a mixture of cracker crumbs and brown sugar.
Fondant and royal icing with some hand-painted details. This was for a survivor party in Braintree, MA, hence the name "Survivor Braintree."
Fondant with Buttercream and fondant accents. Mushrooms are rice krispies covered in fondant. Fairies are toy figurines.
Chocolate rolled sugar cookies with glace icing
chocolate rolled sugar cookies with fondant. Lettering is painted on.
Simple layer cake covered with fondant with fondant dots and dusted with lustre dust
Chocolate MMF dusted with cocoa powder (to look dusty); Lizard and snake made from MMF; Log and Rock made from Gum Paste; sand is crushed graham crackers.
Picnic blanket is rolled fondant that I painted red squares on; Food is made from fondant; ants are royal icing. Candle is not edible.
For a double birthday for my two and four-year-old kids. The party theme was getting messy, and one of the party activities was painting. I let the kids paint on a "canvas" of rolled fondant with edible "paint" made from thinned icing, then attached it to the cake and added a palette I made out of gum paste and royal icing. The kids loved that they got to paint and put their own hand prints on their cake.
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