I have had this picture saved in my favorites for a while - I love it! I don't know who made it but it is amazing! I found it in the galleries under 2006 Oklahoma Sugar Art Show.
Well, anyway, I am making a baby shower cake for a friend and I would love to try something similar to this. Does anyone have any suggestions? For example, what should I cover the cake with? I am guessing it is covered in fondant... but I am a beginner so I could be wrong. Do you think I could cover it in something different, like a poured ganache or buttercream or something, or wouldn't it turn out right? Also, what do you think was used to make it shiny (pearl dust, edible glitter, other?)? Any suggestions or tips are welcome! Thanks in advance!
-Jess

I bet its just fondant and they carved the cake to make the moons then either lightly dusted with luster dust or airbrushed a tiny bit. The stars are most likey just fondant too. That cake is so adorable! I have 2 baby shower cakes to do. This gets my imagination running!

Thanks for your helpful input katy625!

The teddy bears are from a mold (I have it) so they are probably fondant. I agree that all the other pieces are most likely fondant.

Depending on how good you are with BC you could do the cake in BC and smooth it, but, I don't know how the moon cut outs would look. It looks like they may be airbrushed, you could probably "paint" them with gel colors.

If you use fondant I think pearl luster dust would be the way to go! If BC I would use cake sparkles.

GOOD LUCK and I LOVE this cake!! Don't you?

Beth in KY

Oooh, because your doing a shower cake also....take a look at this one I saw on the front of a magazine! I LOVE IT!!! Scroll down just a little to see the big picture!

http://www.globalsugarart.com/catalog/product_19575_Magic_Cakes_Issue_9_by_Edith_Sanchez.html

Oh that cake is adorable!!! http://www.globalsugarart.com/catalog/product_19575_Magic_Cakes_Issue_9_by_Edith_Sanchez.html

Continued thanks for everyone's help!

Bethola I know what you mean about finding it difficult not to bake and decorate a cake for no reason! I find myself doing that a bit too often... for practice... and then I end up eating far too much of it myself (of course I have to, to make sure I like the recipe!)! And no, CC doesn't help in that area but it sure is addicting!!!

Okay, I'm signing off now! My brain is in overload with all the ideas! Katy625 YOU ARE NOT HELPING ME!!!!

Beth in KY