A friend contacted me about a camera shaped cake for a birthday party. I've seen a couple cakes in the gallery but not many. Does anyone have experience shaping/stacking such a cake? I'm trying to figure out the best way to create the extended lens. Any ideas/opinions would be helpful!

thanks!

I can help but I need to know if you want the camera standing up with the lens in front or lying on it's back with the lens sticking up. Either way it's fairly simple.

Tiptop57 did an awesome camera cake! maybe you could PM her?

I would like it standing with the lens out in front.

Thanks for the tip Beach, I'll get in touch with her!

Let's see if I can get my picture to post. I did it in fondant. It was not as hard as I thought it would be. Not too bad for a first run.

YIpee! I got it to post. I made this in white fondant adn then airbrushed it. I thougth that would be easier than making black fondant.

I finished the cake Friday afternoon and was pretty pleased. I would have liked to airbrush it but I have not yet found a gun that I like. So I was forced to make black fondant. (never fun!) But I was pretty happy with it and everyone else loved it so all in all it was a good experience. And for the record, super easy!