Monster Cake

Here's another 1st Birthday Cake. (lots of 1st bdays this year!) This is a monster themed cake and the plate/napkin I based the design on are below. The top tier monster is cake and is going to be removed to be a 'smash cake' for Baby Alex. The smaller green monster is also cake so it could be used for that purpose also.

Happy Birthday Tammi Cake

Okay so I just finished this cake which is for the sister of a friend from Dog school. She gave me free creative license and just said that they wanted her age (37) included along with her favorite colors (red, green, yellow & orange). So I tried a new technique using the 'happy birthday' fondant imprint mat and was fairly pleased with the results. Also tried another new technique (and when I say 'new' I mean new to ME) by using candy melts to adhere my fondant bow instead of fondant glue or icing. My goal is to try a new technique with every cake I do so I keep learning. The one thing I learned from this cake is that if I really want red, i'm going to have to invest in a lot of dye or start buying the pre-dyed red in the store. This red came out a bit pink (and my camera makes it look even pinker). Since she is traveling a bit with this cake to the party location and I won't be onsite to set up, I opted to attach the streamers on toothpicks instead of icing so it can easily be disassembled/reassembled.