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Couch Cake Construction
Here's a sketch of how I made my "Valentine Cats" couch cake. I baked a 12"x12"x2" cake and then cut pieces out of it to make about a 10" long couch. I numbered the pieces in my sketch in the order I put them together. I cut two large rectangles for the base and put filling between them. Then I put the back of the couch on top and inserted 3 evenly spaced drinking straws as "dowels" for support. I carved Twinkie shapes from rectangles for the arms and inserted straws to keep them in place.
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Buffalo Bills Birthday Cake
This is a carved chocolate cake with a peanut butter chocolate mousse filling and chocolate frosting underneath marshmallow fondant. I had a terrible time with the fondant - it seems any time I add dark coloring to marshmallow fondant, it just keeps wanting to crumble. I hope there are other fondant recipes out there that work better with coloring! If anyone has one that works better I'd love to know! Thanks!