zoom rollover image to zoom
Cake Decorating: Halloween Contest - Zombie Head Cake
14 kudoz

Halloween Contest - Zombie Head Cake

Zombie head cake

Zombie head cake
Zombie head cake
Zombie head cake
Is this your project? Can you share instructions or a pattern with the Craftsy community?
Difficulty:

Category: Cake Decorating

Type of item: Food

For: Unisex

Style: Goth

Materials

Cake, buttercream, fondant, gumpaste, rice krispie, tylose.

What was your inspiration?

This cake was created for a little boy who lOOOOVES zombies!

What are you most proud of?

I'm most proud that the facial features are proportionate.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Plan it out - especially how much detail you want to incorporate.

 

11 comments

Add your comment:

Lovecakes52 on craftsy.com
Lovecakes52
Oct 14, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Thank You So Much!!! I went to your site and you have great talent!! Beautiful, just Beautiful!!!
Lovecakes52 on craftsy.com
Lovecakes52
Oct 11, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
okay u said it's okay to ask questions, would you explain what size pans, did you carve to get the head shape?
BlueSheep on craftsy.com
BlueSheep
Oct 11, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Sure, we used two 6" rounds and a 6" ball pan. We stacked and filled the cake with swiss buttecream and slightly carved the bottom of the cake where the neck would be. For the facial features I made cake pop batter (baked cake with icing) and formed the forhead, nose, and jowels. I used thin strilps of rolled fondant to create the sagging skin. We iced the cake in american butter cream. Then we covered the cake in fondant and used a paintbrush (dry) to create extra detail. I 'll post a pic of the cake pre-airbrushed.
BlueSheep on craftsy.com
BlueSheep
Oct 11, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
OK I'm new to crafts so I don't know how to add a pic, but here's alink to it on our facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=435609813140809&set=a.198612950173831.45054.143070635728063&type=1&theater
Lovecakes52 on craftsy.com
Lovecakes52
Oct 11, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so Much for answering my questions! I would love to give something like this a try!!! This is just amazing!!!
Lovecakes52 on craftsy.com
Lovecakes52
Oct 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
OMG!!! This is Awesome!!! You have done a fabulous job on this cake! Is the grave stone also fondant? Gotta ask, what kind of fondant do you use? it looks like it sculpts really well?
BlueSheep on craftsy.com
BlueSheep
Oct 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! Yes the gravestone is rice krispie attached to a support board, then covered in grey fondant. ONce it was covered we put the lines in with one of the wilton tools. We use satin ice fondant. 95% of the scultping was to the cake then after we laid the fondant on we used a paintbrush to emphasis detail and add a few extra wrinkles. Any other questions don't hesitate to ask!
Bite Me Bakery on craftsy.com
Bite Me Bakery
Oct 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Sorry, obsessed with your cake now. Did you achieve colours hrough airbrushing?
BlueSheep on craftsy.com
BlueSheep
Oct 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
OMG I'm cracking up reading your comments LOL! you're so funny. We covered him in yellowish grey fondant then airbrushed black, after that we went in with light green petal dust and touched up. The eyes are painted on in neon food color (I think it's Duff's brand).
Bite Me Bakery on craftsy.com
Bite Me Bakery
Oct 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Have 'hearted'
Bite Me Bakery on craftsy.com
Bite Me Bakery
Oct 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Wow! This cake is one of the most amazing cakes i have ever seen. You deserve to win the contest. Feel embarrassed with my entries now :o)

Related Projects

View all 8001 projects
I learned Handcrafted Sugar Flowers
326
I Learned from Craftsy's Modern Piping
219
Cherry blossom cake
84
Ivory & Gold Packages
205
Wedding cake
128

Contact Support: help@craftsy.com

© 2013 Craftsy and Sympoz Inc.

Take Craftsy with you!
Craftsy Apps for iPad® and iPhone®. Read more »