Monkey Love!

I really love opportunities to make 3D cakes.  It is fun to visualize it in my mind and then see it "come to life" in cake!

I had a request for a monkey/gorilla cake.  Madison really loves watching the "Tori and Dean" show and wanted to have a 3D gorilla cake like one from the birthday party of Tori and Dean's son Liam's first birthday.

I don't mind getting inspiration from other cake artists, in fact there are so many talented people out there that I wish I could be like!  But I knew that the cake from the show wasn't near cute enough for Madison.

I found this picture on Celebrity Moms blog

Of course Madison didn't need to have such a large cake, so I had to scale down and of course I set forth with my plans. 

CUTE, he has to be CUTE!

This gorilla/monkey is a cake body and a rice krispie head.  Covered in chocolate buttercream icing and fondant accents.

Here is a close up of the banana he is holding.

Thanks Madison for such a great plan!  I hope you had the best birthday ever!

Chubby Bunny

This was my entry for a cake contest in one of our local area Relay for Life events. 

I have had this cute little ceramic bunny for years and I saw this as a chance to make a replica of her in cake.

I am so pleased with the result!

Cake and ceramic bunny together.

The cake is carved from 6" and 8" rounds.  The head is made from Rice Krispie treats and covered in fondant.  The bunny is iced in buttercream with fondant accents.

I just love my chubby bunny!

P.S.  I did win the trophy for the contest.  :)