snake in the grass

by Sammi
(Dandenong, Victoria, Australia)

This cake was made by me for my son Jayden's 10th birthday Oct 08..

I started by making the scales in advance using an mini oval shape cutter and coloured fondant. I allowed the scales to dry out. You have to make alot of them.. I then cooked two doughnut shaped mud cakes and cut them up to make it look like the shape of a snake curled up. I then covered the snake with buttercream and then placed the scales on one by one. I used buttercream for the board to look like grass i added reeds, leaves lizards and chocolate flake as logs for effect.. My son and his guests all loved his cake.. Not a hard cake to make, but it is time consuming and lots of fun..