90th Birthday!

This is the 90th Birthday cake I was telling you about previously! Finally, all done! :) My colleague requested for a fruit cake, which is a great type of cake to cover - as the cake is solid which makes it easier to handle.



I covered it with rolled fondant, which is basically icing in a mouldable form. This can be purchased from specialist cake decorating shops. Rolling and getting the fondant was not at all easy! :)

Each rose petal was handmade with special sugar paste - this was started a few weeks before. This was a little tricky to do because to get this burgurdy colour, I had to use quite a bit of the liquid colouring, which made the paste very soft. So normally, you would cover it with cling wrap so that it doesnt dry up, but this time, I let it "air" a bit before rolling it out. You just have to adjust and be flexible, depending on how your paste feels! :)

The roses... up close and personal. I use three different types of ribbon to provide variety and different textures.

All in all, a great experience! Truly gives you a deeper appreciation of how much work and time goes into making such cakes! :)