I need to make a cake like the one in this picture. I don't know how to get this effect though. The girl wants the blocks to look 3 dimensional like this. Does anyone know the easiest way to get this effect? Please help! I need to make this cake for a baby shower on March 28th!
TIA!
You bake or cut 4 separate cakes. To get the block look you must have the cakes a cube - like 5x5x5 or what ever size/number you want to use. It will not look like a block if it is say 4x5x3.
Each cake is then covered with fondant by itself before being put together.
The way that I would do it to achieve this look is to cut out little strips of fondant ( maybe about 1" width X the length of the cake) and apply it all around the border of the cake. See the drawing I have attached and check out the way the fondant would be applied. The shaded part would be the fondant. Cut the letters out of fondant with a cookie cutter then place on the cake. Then cover the whole cake with fondant. Hope that helps!
But see that would give you a more crisp look. To mimic the cakes in the picture, you need to do that THEN cover with another single layer of fondant so it is all one piece.
That was exactly what I meant....(see last part of my post). Then cover the whole cake with fondant. Sorry I wasn't clear enough 
Boy I wish I had seen this posting when I had a block cake......my cakes just fell apart even after a crumb coat.....they were happy with the outcome but I sure wasn't didi5, did you freeze the block first or do anything special to help keep their shape?
Oh, that was funny! Is that from those Wallace and Grommet people?
Theresa 
Oh my GAWD - forget cake, send me Rudy! He's absolutely adorable!!
The Shaun the Sheep videos were hilarious - and I especially enjoyed the pigs that popped up their little pig heads and snorted in the middle! Gonna have to go bookmark those videos now!
Oh - and good luck with the baby block cakes!
How adorable. I thought he was a sculpted cake at first. I was going to tell you that you needed to consider blending his brown a little more to make him look real (just teasing). I would love to have Rudy in my garage.
Didi5: I was thinking of doing just that but I am scared that the letters will slide down with the weight of the top layer of fondant. I thought of attaching the letters to the sides using royal icing or melted chocolate to hold them in place better than just buttercream but I am not sure. Do you have any ideas regarding the issue of preventing the fondant letters from sliding under the weight of the top layer of fondant? Please help!
It would be robbing the craddle huh?! 
I love the baby sheep on the series. And the big big one, he makes the funniest faces. I think the series is so intelligent, because they convey the whole story and emotions without talking.
I did make a block cake. I'd recommend a very very dense cake. Then again, if you're going for that smooth edge look, it's not as quite as important. I did white fondant panels, each side individually and then used RI to fill in the sides. Then I used alternating colors to make the edges and put Elmo's head on it. One side was her initial, one was her age. (2) It came out really cute, I wish I had taken a little more time on it though.
No problem...I don't mind. I am planning on using a WASC. I will put the fondant edges and letters on and then cover it all with one full piece of fondant. Please keep your fingers crossed and wish me luck!
Hopefully my letters won't slide down after the cake thaws out and is sitting around for a few hours! 
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