Stargazer Lily And Freesia Plant

Stargazer Lily And Freesia Plant on Cake Central

I wanted to do something different this Easter, and this is what I came up with. It is chocolate cake (baked in a parchement lined terra cotta pot) with chocolate frosting, orange flavored fondant (to make the terra cotta pot) gumpaste lily flowers, gumpaste freesia, leaves and butterfly, oreo cookie crumbles for "dirt". I've been teaching myself to make gumpaste flowers, what do you think?

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Please tell me that you are pulling a prank on us, and that those are really just potted plants!! haha Just gorgeous! You nailed this one!

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Awesome!! you did a Great job. Now from what you said, you baked in the terracotta then made a terracotta pot out of fondant after it was baked. Is that right??

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susancakebabies- Yes I baked the cake in a 6 inch terracotta pot that I seasoned first, and then lined in parchement paper. After turning upside down, to release I frosed it and covered in fondant while still upside down. I then flipped it right-side up and frosted the top, added the cookies and then the flowers. The "saucer is cake also, I baked a 6 inch round and when done I sliced off an inch or so, spooned some out and then frosted and covered in fondant. Because the top is bigger than the botto...

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Please tell me that you are pulling a prank on us, and that those are really just potted plants!! haha Just gorgeous! You nailed this one!

on

Awesome!! you did a Great job. Now from what you said, you baked in the terracotta then made a terracotta pot out of fondant after it was baked. Is that right??

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susancakebabies- Yes I baked the cake in a 6 inch terracotta pot that I seasoned first, and then lined in parchement paper. After turning upside down, to release I frosed it and covered in fondant while still upside down. I then flipped it right-side up and frosted the top, added the cookies and then the flowers. The "saucer is cake also, I baked a 6 inch round and when done I sliced off an inch or so, spooned some out and then frosted and covered in fondant. Because the top is bigger than the botto...