Ladybug---
I tried folding the side pieces at first, but they wouldn't stay where I thought they should
so, then I just cut them into flat pieces, which made them oh so much easier to paint than the hatbox, because i could paint them while they were laying down flat--then just piped royal icing to glue them together around the cake, wiped off where it squished to the front, touched up the food coloring on the seams

the tissue paper needed to be done after the bag was standing, otherwise it didn't look like it went with the bag--took some propping and holding in place while it dried though--same as the cat hatbox

I'm really pleased with the way the food coloring works as a medium on the fondant----not so well on gumpaste

This is my very 1st 3-D cake--it was challenging but very rewarding--I hope to do more in the future- I'm proud of my baby and my friend reported that it tasted great too !
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=568283

WOW WOW WOW !!!! I would love to save all of these cakes but my computer would run out of memory lol they are all awsome. I did a cowboy hat that turned out fantastic unfortunatley I forgot my camera, I dont know if this one qualifies as 3d or not but it was my first stacked cake, using dowels as well as my first fondant figures and my first time carving a cake. I was very proud of this one and everyone loved it of course it's not even remotely close to being good compared to what I've just seen lol but here goes.

Not sure if this cake counts. It was my first try at fondant. SLOPPY! It was a learning experience.

4 Starcakes- I like your cake, and my DH just walked in and said "that is a nice Bach Stradivarius"

Oh my word!!! I haven't got to go thru the entire thread but what I've seen is amazing!!! Here are my favorites that I've done...

My ballerina tutu, there are 2 pics, one of the front and one of the back..
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_91889.html
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_91890.html

My 3D NUK Pacifier,
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_315093.html

And last, My 3D treasure chest
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_427073.html

Thanks for looking and sharing!!!
Carrie

Wow This is a a fun thread!!! I love it!! Everybody cakes are som amazing. I thought I have seen a lot of pics on cc, but there are so many that I have never seen before. Here are some of my favorite 3d cakes I made

Bible book
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_668113.html

Baseball glove and ball
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_668103.html

Fish cake ( this is my most favorite!!)
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_54940.html

omg, everyone's cakes are simply amazing! i am embarassed to post mine...

but, i guess i will survive and just try harder.

this is a flip flop i made for my cousin's 21st birthday party, to go along with a luau cake i made
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=723553

these are baseballs i made for my other cousins' 21st birthday party
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=534753

here is a yankees jersey i made for my 2 yo nephew
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=684323

I don't know if you call this sculpted/3d, but it's an easter bonnet i made for, well, easter
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=378523

and here is my very first cake ever! it's a ducky for my twins' first birthday
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=87324

Well, you guys are so amazing that I can hardly believe I'm even posting my one try at a 3D cake.

I made these for my daughter's Bat Mitzvah. They are a bowl of rising dough, an unbaked challah mid shaping, and a baked challah. The baked challah was actually baked in a silicone mold, so I can't take credit for the shaping of it.

I keep hoping to try some other 3D cakes, but wow, you guys are so good at this, sometimes it's intimidating!

Kathi

Kathi-that is REALLY unique! What a great cake!

Im having loads of fun looking at all of your great 3D cakes. Well done everyone.

Great post

This has been such a great thread to follow. Everyone is so talented and the cakes are amazing! I got so inspired, I thought I'd add mine as well, but it took me a couple of days to locate a picture.

Anyway, here's R2D2 that I did with my neighbor for her twins' birthday.

At the end of July I'm doing a pig roast cake...can't wait!

I'm not really good at cake sculpting. I have only done so 2 or 3 times. My most decent one was this one:

oneprimalscream that doggie is sooooo adorable what do you mean you're not that good jeeze!! After looking at all these fantastic cake I feel embarrased at having posted my hot tub lol now that is being "not very good at it" lol

WOW! you guys are OUT- OF- CONTROL!

I LOVE sculptured and 3D cakes! I can't seem to get enough!


Sweet

my fav, though one is a little larger than the other, it tends to be a flaw nost women have heheheheheheehe

Here's my first scuplted cake. It was such fun to make.

What a wonderful group of talented decorators. I love this post. It has given me a chance to see some different cakes. Thank you everyone for sharing. Here is mine....

i have to say my eeyore cake was my fave, great fun to make too...

Ok...here is my 'best" sculpted cake to date....don't do many of them but this was my favorite and got the most looks at the wedding to the point that some didn't even see the 5 tier pink wedding cake...
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_600673.html

These cakes are just stunning! Love the thread...

Wow there are some cool cakes here..Well done. I will have to go back and have a better look. Here is my first sculpted truck.

Ok, here is my latest, longest, most difficult and most loved by my boys

Okay. Here's mine. This one was really fun for me to make.

This is my most recent cake, pretty simple but it turned out great!

Awesome cakes!!! I am in awe of the talent that abounds here!!
My armadillo was my first true sculpted cake.