Eyes of a Tiger

01-08-11
A 9 x 13 Marble cake with Orange and Navy colors, and a touch of Tiger eyes. This cake was for a first grader who apparently loves Auburn as much as the rest of her family. The cake is covered in fondant and the tiger eyes and face were cut from fondant using an exacto knife that stays in my cake cabinet just for this purpose. I'm happy with it's outcome, though I feel the need to practice my handwriting more often.

90th Elegance

01-08-11
This is an orange flavored 12" hexagon cake with Orange Marmalade filling in 3 layers due to torting and layering. The cake is completely fondant and gumpaste free. To make these flowers in a rush to put on the cake I enlisted the help of my freezer once I piped each flower onto a waxed paper square and flowernail. I wanted it to be simple, yet elegant. I was told she likes flowers, so I did my best to incorporate them into the design in mind. The borders on top and bottom are both mini pearl drops. The actual color of the cake is not pumpkin orange, sorry about the lighting, but a shade of orange that I think complements to flowers very well.