I'm not ready to show pics yet, but I decided to enter the Threadcakes contest this year (which I just found out about!). It'll hardly stack up against some of those amazing sculpture cakes, but I'd be remiss if I didn't turn this into a cake:
It lacks a frog (not that this is a bad thing, infact if you remove the frog from up about we'll imagine HE NEVER EXISTED *seriously f##k Slippy*) but I absolutely love this.
Also from left to right (though some of these are guesses, curse Nintendo's love of blue/green planets) row 1: Zoness, Fichina, Titania, Corneria. row 2: Fortuna, Katina, Aquas, Venom.
The divine voice
of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations,
Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
It lacks a frog (not that this is a bad thing, infact if you remove the frog from up about we'll imagine HE NEVER EXISTED *seriously f##k Slippy*) but I absolutely love this.
The 3D frog is going to go on top of what I'm intending to be a 3-tier cake, with a large blown sugar sphere as his helmet. The other three will just be standing up against the sides of their respective tiers. All three tiers will be black with this sort of decoration behind the planets:
That's the plan, but I've never done three tiers or blown sugar before, so we'll see how successful that is...
Today we have a pink cheshire cat (warning, it's a little creepy).
Also, a calla/stargazer lilly cake. I felt super lame using toothpicks as part of the decoration (not just support), but I had no idea what else to use.
And some kind of baptism cake, a kind of amalgam of several reference pics from the customer.
Any fans of Tim Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland?
I'm responsible for everything on this cake except these four clock portraits, which our other artist took care of. My freehand portraiture is horrific.
Today's cakes are for fans of Minecraft, sushi, and Angry Birds Star Wars.
I didn't make the creeper, but I did painstakingly glue every fondant square on the top and sides. -.-
Sadly, I can't claim responsibility for any of the sushi, but I made the plaques for the sides (which the customer didn't actually request, but sometimes you gotta go with your heart).
Chewie and Darth Pig are mine, and the sweet nebulae.
Kay guys, here it is. The deadline for the Threadcakes contest is upon us, but I wasn't able to make a sugar sphere like I planned. I'm pretty happy with the final product, but the competition is so stiff I don't stand a chance.
This one was for our favorite customer, whose husband and kids ordered her a Snoopy cake, even though we're pretty sure she wanted a Regular Show cake. I didn't contribute much to this one except the scenery...
Oh... They all so very wonderful! However I think the space cakes are my favourite. You also seem to enjoy them a lot so yay! Thanks for showing off such pretty things.
Doge aside, this is absolutely fantastic. Who knew you could be talented at roleplaying and cake-decorating? You could be Peeta Mellark for all we know!
Giant cupcake weirdness. I tried to convince her to get a William & Mary Griffin instead of a VT Hokie to complete the quartet of awesome, but she wouldn't hear any of it.
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
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EveriineWise Old Swordsbird / BrontaurIndianapolis, IN, USA
MINION!!
Everiine is a man, and is very manly. This MAN before you is so manly you might as well just gender bend right now, cause he's the manliest man that you ever did see. His manly shape has spurned many women and girlyer men to boughs of fainting. He stands before you in a manly manerific typical man-like outfit which is covered in his manly motto: "I am a man!"
Daraius said: You gotta risk it for the biscuit.
Pony power all the way, yo. The more Brontaurs the better.
I couldn't help noticing that you are good at decorating cakes, and wonder if you could offer some cake-decorating advice. What is the proper technique for getting shaved chocolate/sprinkles/coconut onto the sides of a cake? I have read one is meant to just pat it gently into place but a) gravity and b) shaved chocolate melts incredibly quickly.
For coconut and sprinkles, just patting them on should work as long as the frosting you're trying to stick them to is still tacky. That means you'll have to work quickly after frosting the sides, or dab the side with a lightly moistened paper towel. A lot will fall right off and pile around the bottom of the cake as you work your way around, but just scoop it up and reapply until you get enough to stick.
As for chocolate shavings, in addition to the above techniques, a cool room will help. I'd try scooping them up with a little piece of paper and using that to press them to the sides so you have an insulator between your body heat and the chocolate. Or go with something less finicky like chocolate cookie crumbs.
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Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Also from left to right (though some of these are guesses, curse Nintendo's love of blue/green planets) row 1: Zoness, Fichina, Titania, Corneria. row 2: Fortuna, Katina, Aquas, Venom.
The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
Doge aside, this is absolutely fantastic. Who knew you could be talented at roleplaying and cake-decorating? You could be Peeta Mellark for all we know!
Awesome stuff!
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
I couldn't help noticing that you are good at decorating cakes, and wonder if you could offer some cake-decorating advice. What is the proper technique for getting shaved chocolate/sprinkles/coconut onto the sides of a cake? I have read one is meant to just pat it gently into place but a) gravity and b) shaved chocolate melts incredibly quickly.
Sincerely,
Talan
Vive l'apostrophe!
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
NARF!