Diego

by Christee Mason
(Nacogdoches, Texas, US)

I used a homemade marshmallow fondant and an exacto knife to cut and piece this cake. I started out with store bought cake, my sister worked at a bakery and I really am bad at baking. She got me a full sheet cake. I took an invitation for her little boy and a sheet of posterboard. I drew out diego onto the poster board in easy lines. I then cut out the design like I would a puzzle. I pieced it together. I really really enjoyed making this cake. It took six hours to make and the next day it took 2 minutes to destroy. The only problem I had through the project was overworking my fondant. Because of all the different shades of brown and tan and with mixing in the coloring at different levels, I had to cut out certain pieces ahead of time and they dried out. There is no second foot because I started with the shoes and by the time I placed it on the cake it broke and I did not save out enough fondant to remake it. It was the first thing my 4 year old nephew mentioned and noticed about the cake, but I got lots of commissions off it and I learned to not make pieces ahead and set them aside instead of on the cake.