For our Final project, we as a class chose a design to follow (with our own interpretation of course!) and covered our first cake in fondant and gumpaste flowers. It was a bittersweet project, knowing it was our final Final, and we had each come into our own skills from where we started. I made a 2 layer white cake from scratch covered in buttercream, again with my grandmothers homemade raspberry jam as the filling. We decided on calla lilies as our flower topper, which were made ahead of time. I mastered the fondant, having no cracks or elephant skin. (But not without a little help from Helen). Did you know its actually more easy to cover a square cake with fondant than it is a round? Its amazing how fondant works. Beautiful as it is, I still dont personally prefer the taste of it. But thats why we put buttercream underneath, right?
...my fondant bow. It got a little sun faded from where it sat in the classroom...
...my carnation, made Helen's way...she loved it so much she almost wanted to keep it!...
...my cake!...
...calla lilies, made out of gumpaste. The stamens are rolled in yellow sanding sugar for a more realistic look. We had to put on green calyxes and leaves as part of our design ...
...my look-like-lace detail cut from fondant. I cut out each hole with a #2 tip, and INDIVIDUALLY put the fondant dots on, rather than piping dots because its all about the DETAILS!...
...the incredible cakes made by my fellow classmates, each one so beautiful and individual...