On Saturday Dec. 10th, my patient husband delivered my latest creation because I had to be at my "real job". Curse that real job! *Dreaming* Maybe one day I will be able to play with sugar full time. Oh well, for now I passed the time making another Star Wars Cake for a new client. Ms. Ellie wanted me to make a cake for her son turning 5. Miles loves Star Wars and this is the design I came up with...
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| Concept Sketch |
I started on Monday cutting and hand painting the 1/2 gumpaste-1/2 fondant Luke, Darth and the Sign with number. I baked the cakes Tuesday night, then tightly wrapped and stored in the fridge. Wednesday night I made the buttercream icing from scratch and applied the crumb coat. After this set, I applied a final coat of buttercream. Friday night I stacked and did all the hand painting to the bottom tier, and assembled all the final decor pieces. As I was working, I thought the back of the cake needed something, and knowing that I can never leave well enough alone, I cut and hand painted a Yoda to add to the back of the cake.
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| "Have a Happy Birthday...you must...mmmhmmm" |
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And finally, it was done! Everything on this cake was edible, with the exception of the wooden dowels I had to use to place the "5" and the "Star Wars" logo.
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| Final product! Yay! |
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Every cake is a labor of love...and always takes me way longer than I think it will. So now...you know...the REST of the story! That is why I ask for as much notice as possible. Until next time... :)
