Tiered Princess Birthday Cake
this was my first wedding-style, tiered birthday cake. I did this as a total surprise and favor for a friend who's little girl was turning 2. She was having a small party at her apartment and so I thought this would be nice centerpiece for the party! She was thrilled and I had a lot of fun making it. It was the first time I used internal supports and a few different decorating techniques on one cake. I love the simplicity of it, and it was by far one of the easiest cakes I've ever done, because it's basically 3 round cakes, covered in fondant and then a few little details. The little doll at the top was a little Polly Pocket I had around the house, and that last bit of cake that I semi-sculpted into a dress (it was a soft cake so it wasn't that easy to carve).
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Robot Cake
I made this one for a friend's son who is very into robots. She specifically requested I do it 2-dimensional (because she was worried about knowing how to cut a 3D cake) but I REALLY wanted to try a standing or sitting robot. Maybe next time. I was happy with how it came out, despite that it was just 2D, and it was relatively easy to make. Just a bunch of square and bunt pants and a bit of time to figure out the 'gears' and other detail pieces. The coil at the top was one of my favorite elements (wrapped gumpaste around a bendy straw and let it dry overnight). And, you can't see it in this picture, but I did the feet sticking up (perpendicular to the legs), which were hard to keep on (and vertical) probably because I used a very soft and moist chocolate cake for this one (since I knew it was going to be 2D).
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Red Sox/baseball Cake
A woman who had seen my cakes at local parties called in a panic and asked if I could make a baseball cake for her husband's birthday (which was 2 days later). She told me to make a flat (2-dimensional) ball to make it easier, but I just couldn't justify what I was charging for a simple/flat cake. So this is what I came up with. It was my first time using the 'ball' pan but it worked out OK. I did cut and fill it, since I think it's important that cakes taste good and not just look good (and who likes a big mouthful of dry cake with no icing). Of course doing this make it harder to work with, and make it a bit more stressful for me (since I was worried it would sink or droop b/c of all the buttercream). I also hadn't really thought out the design that well and was just working with what I had on hand (which was a lot white fondant I had made a week prior for another cake). So, when I went to put the whole thing together I realized there was so much white, which is why I came up with that green 'grass' divider area. Looking back I probably would have done something different like a mitt instead of a jersey, because I prefer more color to my cakes.
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Poison Ivy Villian Cake
I made this by special request for a friend's daughter. Apparently she loves this villian from the Batman series named Poison Ivy. All I could find out about her is that she controls plants and is quite evil :) I made a TON of ivy leaves in advance, but when it came to decorating the cake I was kinda unsure of what I was going to do until I started. I winged it for the most part but was quite happy with how it turned out. Luckily the birthday girl was too. (And of course the doll itself is plastic, and her legs were burried in the 'dress'-- I'm not THAT good :)