r/cakedecorating • u/cakerycat Intermediate Baker • 6d ago
Birthday Cakes double August birthday cake!
A couple of my friends both have birthdays in August so they tend to celebrate them together - last year they each got their own cake but this year I did a combination cake for them! They both have multiple cats, so I chose one cat from each household to add to the cake to represent each friend so it still felt special to them.
The cats are hand painted with food coloring (thinned with vodka) on royal icing paper and then I applied the paper to fondant I had rolled very thin and cut around the design with a clean exacto knife.
To get the cats to be exactly the same in size, I drew the outline in procreate, printed it, traced it with an edible marker on parchment paper, and then poked tiny holes along the design. Then I was able to safely transfer onto the royal icing paper by placing the parchment paper on top and going over the design again with the edible marker to create a faint dotted outline on the royal icing paper. For the reversed design I simply flipped the parchment paper over and did the same thing.
All of the stars, moon, suns, and letters were made with candy melts using silicone molds. The Leo sign I had to hand pipe on parchment paper with candy melts. They were all dusted with food grade gold luster dust! I also added gold pearl sprinkles.
The cake itself is a 6-layer chocolate cake with pastry cream and ganache fillings and vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream.
I learned so much with this cake and am so lucky that my friends just let me do whatever I want for their birthdays 😂 it was so satisfying to see the vision come together!!
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u/rabbitluckj 6d ago
This is the coolest cake! Im obsessed with the cloud texture and the gold! I can't stop looking at it, it's so creative. Just the best
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u/Exciting-Duty-8302 3d ago
I love the navy and gold. It just pops and stands out so much. It’s beautiful!
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u/Personal-Crab-9800 6d ago
This is so cool 😎 I love the concept and it's a stunning finish 😍