Last weekend I worked on one of my last cakes. As much as I love creating these dimensional cakes, they are very time consuming. I am one busy chick, and I'm trying to change that. I still have a few more cakes coming up over the next few months, but it won't be as many as you've seen lately.
This is the frog from Disney's Princess and the Frog. The most challenging part of this cake was getting the fondant to wrap around the pieces. The fondant batch was very soft and would tear easily. I made mini cupcakes for lily pads, plus I wanted to make sure they didn't run out of cake for their guests.
I started out with two domed-shaped cakes and the rectangular cake. Fortunately, the round cakes baked quite tall. I was able to use the halves separately instead of joining them together; one for the head and one for the body.
Head and body
The arms and legs were tricky. The character has very thin arms and legs but I wanted the cake to have some volume.
The frog wrapped in fondant. I thought the final product looked more like a ninja turtle. Jokingly, my friend said why is that cat green?
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That's pretty rad, my friend. I'm thinking about commissioning you to build me a cake in the form of a ship-in-a-bottle...
ReplyDeleteSeriously you are so talented!!! This frog is adorable. I hear you on cakes taking so long...lately I have been just taking cupcake orders. one because they are quicker and two because they are more fun to play around with flavors:-) Hope you are doing well.
ReplyDeleteWow,thats seriously impresive! frogs are my favorites :) Thanks for linking up with us at Caommunal Global!
ReplyDeleteAmy! This is just beyond amazing. I can't even begin to guess how long something like this would take. WOW! It looks perfect. Like too good to eat : ) Did the child FLIP over this? So fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThank you for always linking up with us at Communal GLobal. We appreciate you very much. Love, Becky
That's impressive! I've made a couple of cakes with fondant and it was challenging. I love the mini cupcake lily pads.
ReplyDeleteWow...that's incredible! You did a really great job! I can see why it's time consuming!
ReplyDeletethis is soo great!!!!! You got some skills hun! I love this and your blog =]
ReplyDeleteWow! My daughter loves princess and the frog, and this cake looks just like the ones on the movie! Impressive!
ReplyDeleteStopping by from tasty tuesday, have a great day :-)
Wowzer your amazing! I've always wanted to do something like that but I think I'll stick to doing cupcakes ... lol :)
ReplyDeleteThat is adorable. My goodness... great job! I am sure Ella was so happy to see such a cake! :)
ReplyDeleteAnother fantastic creation! WOW! I can just imagine the time that goes into this kind of project. It must get tedious for you sometimes. But let me just say that the end result looks absolutely amazing. I'm sure whomever this cake is for, he/she truly appreciates the work you put into making it. Thanks for sharing your talent with us at Communal Global. =)
ReplyDeleteAmy, that's awesome! What a fun cake! I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun cake.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day when my kids were little, I used to make cut out shape cakes for them - - - but I never worded with fondant, I just piped on the icing.
That is amazing! That looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteI give you props, sometimes my cookies don't even come out right. :(
WOW! So impressed! Look out Cake Boss!
ReplyDeleteTamar
wow, that's an amazing cake - I love seeing your pictures and the architecture that went into creating a seated frog!
ReplyDeleteJust bookmarked this cake - because it's AWESOME! Seriously, that is a great cake - I have a friend who is a professional cake maker and she doesn't do it even close to you! How gorgeous - thanks so much for sharing!
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You are very talented. That cake is amazing.
Have a great weekend.
This cake looks so rad!!!
ReplyDeleteAmy,
ReplyDeleteElla loved the cake!!! She loves Princess and the Frog so much. Thank you so much for making it. The fondant and frosting were amazing btw. We did have enough for all our guests and even enough for my daycare kids.