camoflauge cake

by Annetta Brady
(Alapaha,Ga.)

Every year we have a family rival when the Ga. Bulldogs play the Tenn. Vols, me being the only one pulling for the Vols. For my grandsons 9th birthday he wanted a camo Ga. cake. His party happened to be planned on the day of the rival game, so I decided to mix it up. The cake turned out to be huge, made with 3 different cake mixes. I then covered it with a tan colored fondant. I hand painted the camo color using gel colorings and vodka so it would dry quickly. The helmet cakes were baked in bowls and then carved to shape. They were also covered in dyed fondant. He loved the cake so much, he said it was the best birthday cake he had ever seen. That meant everything to me.