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This is a cake I did to 'match' the rainbow fish cake. It was based on a photo of a couple of swans on a lake, which had the trees in the background photoshopped to have many rainbow colors. I started with it, printing it onto edible paper. Unfortunately, it kept coming out pretty dark, so that set the theme for the rest of the cake. I decided it would resemble a sunset or sunrise at that point. It's all covered in buttercream and edible colors. The top tier has a couple of 3D swans made from fondant/gumpaste, with piped clouds and an airbrushed sky. The middle tier has the original photo around the swans. I ended up hand painting the rest, and having to hand paint on the photo as well, so next time will just hand paint the entire thing, since little was left of the original photo. I piped on green icing to add texture to the trees around the top. The bottom tier is also painted, with piped details to give it dimension. The base is covered with fondant and textured with a rock pattern, then painted to match the rainbow trout cake. Thanks for looking! Vicki =)
This is my first attempt at such a cake. The trout is rice crispy treats with a wire armature, covered in fondant and airbrushed with food coloring. I made the fins from fondant rolled thin, cut out in the shape of fins, textured the 'rays' in, and painted. The eyes are fondant as well. The dragonfly is fondant with gel wings, all painted with food color. It has tiny wire antennae and legs. The water splash is made from isomalt, which I melted and poured over crushed ice. I then broke it into splash shapes and 'glued' it with isomalt. The cattails are fondant over rice crispy and put on wood dowels. Leaves are fondant with thin wire partway up. The 'duck weed' is fondant as well. The cake part is airbrushed first, then I hand painted an underwater scent, with fish and plants. I next piped the plants, to give it dimension. The little crayfish, aka crawdads, were made from fondant as well. The base is covered with fondant and textured with a rock pattern, then airbrushed. I would make some changes on my next one, but was pretty happy at this first attempt. I'd not used isomalt or gel before. I've only been decorating cakes for a short time. Thanks for looking! Vicki =)
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