"you've Come A Long Way, Baby" Cake - Updated

My client fell in love with a version of this cake from the mid 80's - but the older one had stairs, a satelite cake for the baby and the figurines were made of gumpaste. This wouldn't have done as the party was on a boat!! So, the 3 tiers of dark chocolate cake and raspberry Italian meringue buttercream filling were lined to resemble stairs. The girls are from Hallmark's Growing Up Girls collection (even the Grad). I made all of the gumpaste roses, hydrangeas and leaves.

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What a wonderful cake! I absolutely love your gumpaste flowers. I haven't worked with gumpaste yet. How long have you been working with it?

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Cakemommy - I started a little more than two years ago. I took one rose class and taught myself the rest from Cakes By Design book.

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EXCELLENT!!! The cake style, the girl's growing stages itemized in each cake, the side scrolls..are all beautiful details. congratulations!!

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Hey girlie...Just looking at your beautiful work again...Who's veiner did you use for the rose petals...I have Scotts, but it's nothing close to how yours look. Luv it!

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Hey Godiva! I have a PME double veiner... found it on ebay for $5! I like it, but it isn't always big enough for my HUGE petals!

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beautiful flowers- Its not possible to as v do not get the veiners her in India, but I would still like to know how the flowers were coloured did u use a airgun and where is it available also can u send me the gumpaste recipe

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This has been one of my favorite cakes since you posted it. I so which I had a girl graduating to give this cake too.

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What a wonderful cake! I absolutely love your gumpaste flowers. I haven't worked with gumpaste yet. How long have you been working with it?

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Cakemommy - I started a little more than two years ago. I took one rose class and taught myself the rest from Cakes By Design book.

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EXCELLENT!!! The cake style, the girl's growing stages itemized in each cake, the side scrolls..are all beautiful details. congratulations!!

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Hey Godiva! I have a PME double veiner... found it on ebay for $5! I like it, but it isn't always big enough for my HUGE petals!

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Hey girlie...Just looking at your beautiful work again...Who's veiner did you use for the rose petals...I have Scotts, but it's nothing close to how yours look. Luv it!

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beautiful flowers- Its not possible to as v do not get the veiners her in India, but I would still like to know how the flowers were coloured did u use a airgun and where is it available also can u send me the gumpaste recipe

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This has been one of my favorite cakes since you posted it. I so which I had a girl graduating to give this cake too.