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90th Birthday - ombre
JUNE 2014
This is the second of the 90th birthday cakes for Nana.
I really wanted to attempt something classic and so the idea of ombre came to mind. There are a lot of ways to achieve this look but I liked the circles. The colour was always going to be blue as it's Nana's favourite colour.
I began with a different brand of fondant - Fondtastic. It was closer to the shade of blue I wanted so I thought I'd give it a try. This one was blueberry flavoured. I would have preferred vanilla but they didn't have any. The blueberry smell was a bit overpowering while I was working with it and because I added white vanilla fondant to make the lighter blues, it didn't taste blueberry either.
Anyway, I set about cutting out a heap of circles. I started with the standard fondant colour as my darkest shade and then added some white, etc etc. I know I made too many circles, but I didn't want to run out as I might not have been able to match the colour.
I wasn't sure how to cover the base of the cake so I tried putting 1/2 circles on an angle and they actually had a great frill effect. I used the next shade of blue for the lower 1 1/2 levels and then another 3 lighter shades of blue. I was really happy with the effect. I just didn't want it to look like fish scales.
I made bow pieces out of the darkest blue colour to add on top of the cake. I bought diamente numbers to stick in the centre and added some curls too.
THEN I forgot to take a photo of the finished product! So, this is the best I have of the bow.
I initially thought I was going to have 'Happy Birthday' around the base but the cake didn't need it.
The candles I bought were Wilton. The were supposed to have blue flames which sounded quite cool, but they really only started out blue and then flickered between orange and blue. I purchased them and the numbers from Creative Cooks.
This is the second of the 90th birthday cakes for Nana.
I really wanted to attempt something classic and so the idea of ombre came to mind. There are a lot of ways to achieve this look but I liked the circles. The colour was always going to be blue as it's Nana's favourite colour.
Anyway, I set about cutting out a heap of circles. I started with the standard fondant colour as my darkest shade and then added some white, etc etc. I know I made too many circles, but I didn't want to run out as I might not have been able to match the colour.
I wasn't sure how to cover the base of the cake so I tried putting 1/2 circles on an angle and they actually had a great frill effect. I used the next shade of blue for the lower 1 1/2 levels and then another 3 lighter shades of blue. I was really happy with the effect. I just didn't want it to look like fish scales.
I made bow pieces out of the darkest blue colour to add on top of the cake. I bought diamente numbers to stick in the centre and added some curls too.
THEN I forgot to take a photo of the finished product! So, this is the best I have of the bow.
I initially thought I was going to have 'Happy Birthday' around the base but the cake didn't need it.
90th Birthday - yoga and Crows
JUNE 2014
This cake was one of 2 I made to celebrate my Nana's 90th Birthday. The purpose of this one was to visit her yoga group (she's been going for 20 odd years) so she could celebrate with her friends.
My idea was to have this cake as a fun cake and the other one for our family party more formal and classic.
First thing I did was to make my Nana figure in a yoga pose. I think I remembered her wearing a purple 'leisure suit' to yoga at one stage so lilac gum paste seemed perfect. I made her grey hair using a garlic press.
The cake had to be vanilla as she can't eat chocolate. I started with the idea of just a buttercream covered cake but it just didn't have enough pizzazz so I ended up adding a light green fondant to the board and the cake. I still need to perfect covering a board. I end up with joins on the side as I can't get strips long enough to go all the way around. More practice required.
I wanted to add in Nana's love of the crows so a scarf seemed to be a good way. I cut out strips using my Wilton ribbon cutter. Was worried they'd start to dry out as I was completing all the colours and would be harder to get onto the cake, but it wasn't too bad.
The final product wasn't exactly what I imagined but it still looked alright. The end of the scarf really helped to finish it off.
The yoga mat was imprinted using a kitchen gripper.
I added sparklers and text and just before I left I stuck a Crows badge on the cake with piping gel. I could have had this made to be edible but I didn't have time so this was just a paper badge.
The ladies all loved the cake and most of all Nana got more than she ever expected.
This cake was one of 2 I made to celebrate my Nana's 90th Birthday. The purpose of this one was to visit her yoga group (she's been going for 20 odd years) so she could celebrate with her friends.
My idea was to have this cake as a fun cake and the other one for our family party more formal and classic.
First thing I did was to make my Nana figure in a yoga pose. I think I remembered her wearing a purple 'leisure suit' to yoga at one stage so lilac gum paste seemed perfect. I made her grey hair using a garlic press.
The cake had to be vanilla as she can't eat chocolate. I started with the idea of just a buttercream covered cake but it just didn't have enough pizzazz so I ended up adding a light green fondant to the board and the cake. I still need to perfect covering a board. I end up with joins on the side as I can't get strips long enough to go all the way around. More practice required.
I wanted to add in Nana's love of the crows so a scarf seemed to be a good way. I cut out strips using my Wilton ribbon cutter. Was worried they'd start to dry out as I was completing all the colours and would be harder to get onto the cake, but it wasn't too bad.
The final product wasn't exactly what I imagined but it still looked alright. The end of the scarf really helped to finish it off.
The yoga mat was imprinted using a kitchen gripper.
The ladies all loved the cake and most of all Nana got more than she ever expected.
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