Tennis Anyone?

by Teresa Scott
(Lewisville, Texas, USA)

I have a new respect for tennis shoe designers! So many details but everything on my cake is edible. I used a vanilla flavored Durable Cake recipe to bake the shoes. I sculpted them by hand and added Rice Krispie Treats to shape details on the top of the shoes. Cupcake tennis balls were made from yellow cake baked in a round ball pan. Shoes and tennis balls were then covered in melted chocolate to smooth the finish and then finally covered in fondant.

I hand cut all shoe details and logos (on the sides and toes), added a mesh imprint from a cross stitch mat, created seaming with a tracing wheel, used an extruder to produce the strings, painted and dusted with luster dust, and lost much sleep. The tennis racquet was made from fondant and pressed into a racquet candy mold, dried, and also painted by hand.

This was for a tennis tournament that benefitted Scottish Rite Hospital and was worth every moment!