Woodland Creatures Cake

Today’s cake is a cute woodland scene, with a furry Mr. Fox and his friend the Owl.  

I’d been wanting to try a tree stump cake for a while, so I was thrilled to get this request!  It was fun playing with the textures to get the cut side and the bark looking just right.  The colour scheme, polka-dot mushrooms and golden leaves were made to match the party invitation.

The bark was a blend of modelling chocolate and fondant.  Edible paints don’t stick as well to modelling chocolate, so this made the paint bead up slightly on the sides – perfect for that rough bark!

I really enjoyed this one – WOOD you eat it??  🙂

A Fall-Themed Wedding Cake

Congratulations to Carolyn and Dave!  Here is a look at their fall-themed wedding cake.  This was my first big cake with a buttercream finish (no fondant!), so the smoothing took some time, but I think it turned out well.

Dark chocolate cake, white chocolate mousse filling, white chocolate buttercream frosting. Gumpaste leaves.