The request for this cake was a jungle theme. As I've done a similar theme before I wanted to make the cake quite different. I also wanted to try and get my cakes to be more dynamic across the whole cake rather than plonking figures on top - problem is that it's easier for me to prepare and fit around other commitments that way. I did a better job this time, but still a lot more learning to go.
I pre-prepared by animals.
I also pre-prepared 2 palm trees. I thought I'd try a new method of getting the leaves onto the trunk. This time I cut out the canopy of the tree from one piece of gumpaste and made a curved mould from aluminium foil. It actually worked quite well but the canopies were more delicate and so I ended up breaking my bigger sized tree. Would have been much better to have 2 trees on the cake....
The cake came together quite nicely. I think it's the best cake covering I've done using buttercream as the base.
Once the animals and the tree were in place I added a big lake flowing into a waterfall down the side of the cake. Leaves and trunks and rocks were added all around.
I really liked the idea of having Carter's name spelt out in little lakes. I used the crushed cookie method of adding sand /dirt to the cake board. I held it down by smearing piping gel onto the board first.
Finishing touches were a number 2 in the lake and brushing oil over the lake to make it look like real water. It certainly has a good effect.
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