cakesbyashli
Bulldog Cake
coconut cake with fresh strawberry buttercream. the cake was easy enough. you need of masonite, or thin MPF to support the body. I outlined the shape of a dog from a bird's eye view (almost like an "8" shape. I used 4 - 4" pvc for the legs and attached them to the body shape with 1/2" floor flanges and small screws (you can get at home depot). the legs are RkT and modeling chocolate. The cake sits on the masonite. I baked a 9x12 4", cut and torted. to build out the legs, i used a little cake paste (leftover cake and buttercream) and softened the edges. The head was RKT. I used modeling chocolate to obtain features, rolling peices to place around the nose to look like folds. I covered the body first with fondant, then the head separately. For the head I used virgin white and used petal dust to get the dark gray patches and tan patches. The body was also airbrushed in the creases a few shades darker to give dimension. I glazed the eyes, teeth, tongue with corn syrup and vodka mixture as well as his nails. fun project.
cakesbyashli
cakesbyashli
Baby In Monkey Costume
a co-worker is moving and she really wanted a cake. she loves babies and monkeys and couldn't decide what would be cuter. how about a baby dressed like a monkey. I was really surprised at how quickly it all came together. first time using petal cake pan and turned out perfect. however, i would change the babies features...smaller nose and larger eyes. I used petal dust for color and the stenciling on the sides of the cake.
cakesbyashli
cakesbyashli
Scotti Dog And Purse
my birthday today, but this cake was for my boss's daughter, whose bday is very close. It was the perfect cake that we both liked, and i didn't even have to cut it up (which made me very happy) one of my favorites. she loves juicy and also has a scotti dog, so the scotti heritage crest was perfect. she also loves toosie rolls, so hence the mini ganauche rolls.
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Big Bird Sesame Street
Birthday cake for a 2 and 3 year old with their birthdays 2 weeks apart. Cinnamon almond brown sugar cake with almond custard and cinnamon and honey sm buttercream for the bottom. Top tier is almond paste cake with orange and rosemary, orange curd filling and orange sm buttercream.