I also thought she wouldn't be " girly colors person" in general and I took comfort in the thought that if I don't encourage her to be girly girl in the process of creating her taste, she'll be fine.
As often happens in life, parents have no idea what's coming to them until it gets them.
I started liking pink....I'll say no more! LoL :-)
" What cake do you want?" is the mandatory question before my kids birthdays and I have to tell you, the answer doesn't always come easy.
" I want a TUTU cake!" was the little birthday girl's demand this year.
"O-K! A tutu cake...hm... Would you like a ballerina cake?"
" No!"
"How about a princess dress cake?"
" NO! I said I want a tutu cake!"
"Well, do you want just a dress cake ?"
" NO! I WANT A TUTU CAKE!!!Just like my tutu for the birthday party"
Ok, Mommy, sit down and think. What the hell is a tutu cake?! It's not a dress cake, it doesn't have the dress on it....how am I supposed to figure it out?
Well, first things first, I made her her tutu to wear, as you already saw:
So, after some deliberation, I made 3 sketches for her cake:
No.1
No.2.
No.3.
She liked No. 3, so that's how the whole thing started.
First I had to make the mannequin and I started with a drawing:
Then I made the mannequin out of fondant and gumpaste ( 50:50):
Then I made the clothes for the mannequin, fondant and gumpaste again!
Front:
And Back:
Then I baked the cake ( chocolate layers, lemon mascarpone filling, one layer with bananas, one with raspberries)
Some decorator's icing on top
And here is the mannequin close up
And here is the back of the mannequin:
It was extremely delicious!!! Trust me!
Stay tuned as they say! :-)
Annie
Love the cake and the decoration! So tender and elegant! Congratulations for you and your beautiful little fairy!:-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, we sure had fun! :-)
ReplyDeleteСтрахотна торта Ани, да ти е жива и здрава Ели, представям си колко много се е радвала на тази красота. Добре че моите госпожици не са около мен, че видят ли я тази торта, веднага ще поискат и те такава:)
ReplyDeleteУау, торта като за истинска госпожица :). Прелестна е! А дантелата отстрани е изключителна!
ReplyDeleteАни, невероятна торта! Толкова нежна и детски чиста :) Браво!
ReplyDeleteп.п. да полюбопитствам - бялата украса отстрани как я направи?
Wow! what a wonderful cake! thanks a lot for this tutorial!and also looks sooo delicious!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
Kisses from Spain!
Ама наистина е страхотна тортата! Знае детето какво да иска! Да ти е жива , здрава и жизнерадостна!
ReplyDeleteАни, пак ме разби...
ReplyDeleteСтрахотно изпълнение!
Да ви е жива и здрава Ели, хубава, умна и талантлива като майка си! ;)
Ани, не може да му се отрече на детето, че има много точно око за хубавото. Избрало е най-добрия вариант! Да ти е жива и здрава и все така да те стимулира в създаването на нов дизайн. Тортата е невероятна!
ReplyDeleteБлагодаря ви за хубавите коментари, много радват душата! :-)
ReplyDeleteКраси, бялата украса е от фондан + Роял айсинг. Всеки елемент е изрязван парче по парче ( дупките се изрязват една по една, не искам да ти обяснявам колко време отнема), после лепен и после съм доукрасявала с Роял айсинг.
Ани,
ReplyDeleteчестит празник на твоята малка принцеса!
Тортата е много нежна, елегантна и момичешки розова. Перфектна!
Браво на теб!
wow marvellous
ReplyDeleteSO pretty and it looks so delicious! :) Happy Belated Birthday!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for adding us to your "fave Cake-ists" list. We have added you to our "Exchange Links." See for yourself.
January Asia & Steven Hui
http://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/
Thank you all! I'm glad you like the cake!
ReplyDeleteJanuary Asia & Steven Hui, thank you so much! I really enjoy your blog too!
In my latest post, I mentioned you, your blog, and one of your recipes. See for yourself:
ReplyDeletehttp://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/2010/09/afternoon-coffeetea-5-sweet-recipes.html
January Asia
Wow, thank you! I'll return the favor soon! :-)
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