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Princess Crown Cake
8" round cake, covered in MMF, with gumpaste crown. I rolled the gumpaste fairly thick, cut out the tips, then wrapped it around a 4" dummy that I had covered in saran wrap. I bent the corners out a little, and let it dry overnight. Once dry, I removed the cake dummy, and added the fondant balls and "4". Thanks to BakedAlaska for the inspiration!
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Hula Cake W/lei
Tiered cake iced in buttercream, fondant grass skirt, fondant coconut bikini. I made the lei as follows: made the fondant flowers ahead of time, and let them dry. Cut pieces of pasta, and painted them green. Using a thread and needle, threaded the flowers with the separators to create the lei. It was difficult placing it on the cake, as the weight of it made it want to fall off the front. I used 2 toothpicks to hold it up on the cake.
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Square Wedding Cake W/tiger Lilies
Four tier square wedding cake, iced in buttercream, with fondant green ribbon around bottom. Tiger lilies made from gumpaste - first time making them, and they took a lot longer than I expected! I was originally planning on having 2 flowers at each corner, but couldn't get them to fit without totally messing up the buttercream. The colors matched the wedding colors.
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Photography Graduation
Graduation cake for a photography buff. 8" and 12" cakes, iced in buttercream, offset to make more room at the front. Camera made entirely from fondant. I had a problem with it starting to crack, so I use royal icing to attach a piece of cardboard to the back of the camera, and that worked. The bottom part of the hat is half a ball cake, and I covered a piece of cardboard with fondant for the flat part. Fondant flowers on the side. Thanks to all the cc'ers out there for ideas!
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1St Anniversary Cake
I replicated the top tier of the couple's wedding cake from a picture they provided, for their 1st anniversary. 8" round, covered in fondant, fondant flowers w/dragee centers, and monogram done with rice paper. I had a bit of trouble attaching the rice paper, which kept bubbling up, but overall, it came out pretty good.
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Wedding Cake For Blended Family
This cake was inspired by the wedding invitation, representing the blending of two families. The cake was iced in buttercream, with fondant flowers. The fondant birds represent the kids and parents, and the fondant dog is the family pet. I really like the sentiment behind this cake!