Instructions
Cake is made with two sheet cakes. Box is four layers, 9 X 15 rectangles and covered with buttercream. I made the lid by cutting out a rectangle with one inch allowance on each side, pinched the corners and cut off the excess.The purse is six layers, trimmed to shape and covered in fondant. Each logo was hand stenciled using a template and hand painted with chocolate ganache. ...
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Category: Cake Decorating
Type of item: Food
For: Unisex
Style: Preppy
Materials
Coconut cake with pineapple filling and coconut frosting. The purse is covered in fondant with chocolate ganache logo. Box is vanilla buttercream with fondant lid. Shoe is gum paste with edible chocolate paper.
What was your inspiration?
I used some examples the client submitted and then adjusted to fit her needs. She needed a cake to feed 40-60 people and that would have been one huge purse!
What are you most proud of?
The hand painted detail was painstaking, but I think it turned out really well.
What advice would you give someone starting this project?
Take your time making the gum paste shoe, make all the pieces ahead of time and let them dry at least a week or so. It will make your life so much easier when constructing.
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