Desert for Dinner!

Unable to my a dinner to my future in-laws, I instead promised to make a cake. Since it was a Christmas dinner, I figured the cake should be Christmas themed. The first thing that came to mind were candy canes. Quickly working, I made a three tiered white cake and simply painted the striped. Even though the design was simple, his family loved it. Who knew?

Materials: Fondant, white cake, food coloring, buttercream frosting

Nothing says "I love you"....

... like a dagger to the heart. Wanting to make a little something for my fiance', I made him little heart cakes though I felt they were unfinished. Being that I have a character that is a rogue, the thought to add little dagger handles to the mini cakes came to mind, but even that wasn't enough. In World of Warcraft, rogues used poisons on their weapons to deal extra damage, so I figured, "Hey, make it look like it's poisoned!" This was tricky since the main color was pink and I'd be adding greens and brown to it to give it a sickly color.

They arrived to him unharmed and he found them not only to be tasty, but entertaining too.

Materials: Fondant, white cake, food coloring, buttercream frosting

 

 

I'd tip my hat to that!

 A friend, once again, had a birthday coming up and I was stuck for ideas. Then it struck me. He character in World of Warcraft was usually seen wearing a Green Brewfest Hat. With a new challenge ahead, I set about crafting the feather and pin, since they are the two things that stand out. Next was working on the shape of the hat. While I couldn't get the exact shape, it was a good likeness. Next, the coloring for both the hat and the cording that wrapped around the base, I took my own liberties with it, making it a brighter green and the cord orange. The cord isn't actually a cord of fondant, instead many, MANY, flattened balls of fondant that I had simply painted orange. Once finished, I was pretty proud of myself, never making a cake of this size or detail before.

Unfortunately, the cake met its end at the hands of a clumsy postman who dropped the box that the cake was shipped in, splitting the thing in two.

Materials: Fondant, white cake, food coloring, buttercream frosting, 2 toothpicks for securing the pin to the hat, gumpaste for extra support

 

 

Happy as a pig....

... on top of a pile of mud! Stuck for an idea for a cake for my sister's birthday, the idea of a pig cake popped into my head though with limited time, I was completely unsure of how to go about this. Overhearing my mother say something to the dog along the lines of "happy as a pig in slop", I could only a pig in a giant mud pile. Though simple in design, it was perfect for her, including the partially mud covered pig who is obviously very happy.

Materials: Chocolate fondant, white cake, food coloring, buttercream frosting.

 

Old McDonald had a farm....

Actually, my sister has a farm one, a small one, but one nonetheless, filled with pigs, ducks, geese, and chickens. At the same time I had made my niece's birthday cake, a hen had hatched several chicks a few weeks before. When the idea in hand and many supplies left over, I created a simple yet cute farm scene. With a mother hen and her chicks sitting on an open field of grass, who can't simply fall in love?

Materials: Marshmallow fondant, food coloring, white cake, buttercream frosting

 

Kitteh Cake!

At the request of my niece, she wanted a "kitty cake" for her birthday. I was unsure as to how to go about this as I received a description of how she wanted it: Grey fur with pink stripes. This was easily accomplished by taking the near white fondant and adding a bit of food dye until the right color was achieved. Since making ears would be a bit out of my league, I cut the board it sat on into the outline of a cat's head and used pink fondant to accent what would be the inner ear. Added a collar out of the sheer fact that smoothing the fondant did not go as well as I hoped. I made a gumpaste bell and attached it to the collar with a bit of frosting. This was simply fun since it was my niece and the amount of detail was not too much but enough for me to work hard on it.

Materials: Marshmallow fondant, gumpaste, white cake, food coloring, buttercream frosting

For the Horde!

My first fondant cake: A red circle cake with the Horde symbol from World of Warcraft. I learned much while making this cake since the fondant was made from scratch and I had no idea how to really color a cake like this. All in all, my friend loved the cake for his birthday and I do know my father enjoyed it too.

Materials: Marshmallow fondant, white cake, food coloring, buttercream frosting