I combined pink and blue for this cake, since the mom-to-be is keeping the baby’s gender under wraps. The message on this cake says “Twinkle twinkle little star, soon we’ll find out who you are,” and the baby figurine, moon, stars, and ribbons are all fondant cutouts; the rest of the cake is iced in buttercream. I was really happy with the way it came out; it’s one that ended up looking almost exactly the way I envisioned it in my head!
A creation for our editor’s baby shower, this rocking horse cake involved stacking the horse’s body (it’s one solid cake - made from the Wilton 3D duckie pan and a little judicious sculpting) on four plastic pillars which were embedded in the bottom oval cake. The rockers, saddle, and reins are fondant, but the rest of the cake is iced in buttercream.
I had nighmare visions of the leg-pillars splayed out in all directions with the horse embedded nose-first in the cake below, but everything stayed in place to form a very cute cake. Curious about what it looked like post-dissection? Still cute, but slightly creepy:
I think this cake takes the award for travelling the longest distance - about 100 miles to Monterey for my friend’s baby shower. It took a couple of punches on the way (the top tier slid in the box and smushed a bit, and one of the little shoes took a tumble in the car but remained intact), but held its own and made it to the party in one piece. Actually, in two pieces - I’m usually too nervous to transport a cake already stacked, so I’ll carry the tiers seperately and stack them on-site. It’s a little less nerve-wracking, especially when you don’t know what kinds of crazy drivers will be on the road with you.
The baby booties, most of the stripes, and the flowers are made of fondant; the rest of the cake is buttercream.
click below for a close-up of the baby booties
