Just for fun, I want to share with you a cake I made last weekend.
Thomas the Train!
I turned a sheet pan full of homemade tender yellow cake into a train. I thought of Thomas in geometric shapes, lots of rectangles and a few circles. I used a knife and a biscuit cutter, chopped up the (frozen) cake without abandon. There were about 1/4 cup of scraps left. Nailed it. Glued the pieces together with some chocolate butter cream, coated the train in more chocolaty butter cream and popped him in the freezer. A few hours later I pulled the body of the cake out, hard as a rock and rolled out a big round piece of fondant and draped it over the cake. Slowly the cake came together, I made his face out of gum paste and let it dry separately.
A few hours later, Thomas the Train looked like a train, I was pleased, there were no epics, just a cake for a happy little boy's birthday.
I am trying to weasel into every birthday party, baby shower, and random occasion that might require a cake. I love decorating cakes and hope to have a calendar full of cake making in the coming months.
I am so impressed! He looks great.
ReplyDeleteVery, very nice! Good for you...I'm trying to do the same here in my neck of the woods (S. FL)...just made a Hello Kitty cake for my niece's birthday...a bit simpler than yours, but lovely none the less :)
ReplyDeleteIt is so much fun, in a twisted useless sort of way. I am glad you are getting into it as well!
DeleteThis cake was amazing. It was the best tasting cake ever! It was a huge hit with the kiddos too! Imagine a group of three year olds not wanting to leave the cake table. hehehe.
ReplyDeleteThank you from the bottom of my heart! Off to share this post.... Everyone needs a Thomas cake !
Thanks for letting me make the cake! And even bigger thanks for all the effort in getting my name out there.
DeleteHoly smokes you are talented! Super cute cake!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jen! Now I know I can do it. Now if only all the cake scraps went to my boobs and not my belly I would be set!
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