This was a basic, 3-tier cake. The entire cake was made of devil's food chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream between the layers. In the first two layers I placed 4 sections of wooden dowels in each layer to help support the cake above it. (right) On the bottom of the top 2 layers were cake boards that sat on the wooden dowels.
The next step was to stack the cakes. Once they were stacked, I put a larger diameter dowel down the middle of the cake to keep it from sliding, giving it a "spine" so-to-speak. As you can see between the first and second tiers there's a small gap. Well someone was in a bit of a rush and neglected to make sure the cakes were level before icing and putting the fondant on. :( Oh well, it still tastes good!!! I'll worry about that when I'm competing for $10,000 some day. (ha!) On the right is a Rice Krispie Treat bear. With a little help from the madre, she pressed treats into a the Wilton mold for the bear. Simple. At the end, the bear would be covered with chocolate fondant.
This is the finished result. The bow is chocolate fondant made free-hand. The baby and rocking horses are cake-toppers that I found in my local supply store along with the toy blocks on the bottom. The hat on the bear's head was sort of a last minute idea to tie together the baby girl theme. For this cake, it was my first time using "Fondarific" and I loved it. Very easy to roll out (little to no confectioners sugar needed) and even easier to cover the cake with. Borderline new favorite!
Congratulations to Brittany and Baby Brianna!
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