Shrek family cake in a mud bath for a 5yr. old

 Today's cake was from a repeat customer who was looking for something special for her niece's 5th birthday party. The birthday girl wanted a Shrek theme and she wanted to make sure Princess Fiona was somewhere on the cake. I was a bit intimidated with idea of creating the likeness of Shrek and Fiona but the birthday girl decided I should be up for the challenge because the little ogre triplets were added to the order. 

To make sure I could alter the faces easily to get the right likeness, I chose to create the family out of modelling chocolate. Yum! But....with this summer heat every time I tired to work on a figure, it would start to melt.  Many breaks were taken. The remainder of the decorations were made from fondant and gumpaste.

Giant carrot cake with sugar paste bunnies

Today's cake was 3D giant carrot cake with large sugar paste bunnies created to look like the client's pet rabbits. The interior of the cake was chocolate with chocolate buttercream and a surprise filling of homemade caramel and pecans. This is one decadent cake. Enjoy little bunnies.