Over the last couple of weeks I have shown you very tasty marshmallow fondant, how to make a fondant wood grain cake board and the final piece of the puzzle is the cake that it was all made for.
A lovely lady that my mum works with, who also happened to do an amazing job setting up the reception for our wedding a couple of years ago, has a gorgeous little boy who had his naming day coming up and L asked if I would be interested in doing the cake.
After seeing the invitation with coloured pencils and a sketch outline on the photo, I suggested making a cake in the shape of a colouring book and L was very happy with the idea. I then thought it would be a great opportunity to use of the wood grain technique on the cake board as it would be like he was sitting on the floor colouring in.
Now, getting the shape on the day didn’t quite go to plan so I present to you my Wannabe Colouring Book Cake.
One of the hubby’s best mates turned 40 at the beginning of March and the hubby came home one night and asked if I would like to make the cake for J’s birthday. Of course I said yes, and then he asked if I could make the cake in the shape of breasts. Even though I haven’t really made a lot of “novelty” cakes, well, make that none whatsoever, I thought what the heck and started planning.
In May I was asked to recreate the red velvet rose cake from 