the golfer and the gopher

by lisa yanoschak
(toms river, new jersey)

this cake was a 2 tiered cake. both tiers were butter cake, the 1st tier had buttercream filling the 2nd tier had chocolate fudge filling. the first tier i used a lasagne pan, covered the cake in moss green fondant. the 2nd tier i used the middle sized paisley pan from wilton. i covered it in moss green fondant but also added leaf green fondant to the putting green area. the golfer and the gopher are both hand made of gumpaste.for the grass i used royal icing and the grass tip for piping. for the sand trap i used a mixture of brown sugars. i place small golf balls around the cake for decor. the gopher is popping out of the ground and is mad about the golpher!