Happy 40th Birthday Bob!

This cake was made for the Surprise 40th Birthday of a good friend. The car is actually a replica of his VW race car. He used to do hill climbs with it. The man on the cake is Bob himself. He's also into target shooting so I had to add a rifle and a target. On the back of the car is the Grateful Deal Logo as he is also a big fan of theirs.

This cake is a butter pound with strawberry filling and buttercream icing. For the most part the details are fondant.

One Crazy Week

My good friend Nicole was drafted to make a surprise 30th Birthday cake for a good friend. I offered to help her and we worked side by side. She worked on her 30th Birthday cake while I worked on the Monster truck. It was a LOT of fun to have someone to share in the creative process. We did a lot of laughing, a little commiserating, and made a HUGE mess 3 nights in a row. It was a blast. I hope we can work on another project together in the future.

Other than helping her learn how to make fondant and cover a cake, the only other thing I did is help make the topper. She did the rest by herself! Not bad for her first attempt at fondant. She did a great job!!!