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cab321
11-28-2005, 07:13 PM
The baby shower finally arrived and my cake turned out awesome-ly.

I used the chocolate fudge groom's cake recipe from Wilton and make both chocolate and vanilla sheet cakes. I mopped both cakes with a vanilla flavored simple syrup and stuck them in the fridge to firm up a little. I used the vanilla cake for the body base and carved the other pieces out of the chocolate cake. The belly is a double layer. I used a custard based buttercream that was posted on this website by CompassRose and is from the Village Baker's Wife cookbook. This frosting was great because it gets hard when chilled and made for easy transporting in the trunk of my car (which was colder than my fridge!).

This was my first attempt at "fancy" frosting and I'm really pleased with the way everything turned out.

Carrie

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf09b3127cce95df7c1c1fce00000015108AbuGzhq0buU
oceanjasper
11-28-2005, 07:42 PM
WOW! That looks like it should be in a magazine! I am so totally impressed.
knunes
11-28-2005, 07:48 PM
Very impressive! I'm having a hard time picturing how the double layer is set up for the belly. It looks so round!
HealthyinMN
11-28-2005, 08:17 PM
Such an awesome looking cake! Great Job!
buddie
11-28-2005, 08:46 PM
how cool!! that is great!
simmerdown
11-29-2005, 04:07 AM
Carrie,
Very nice! I am sure your friend absolutely loved it and it tasted better than any store bought cake ever could!
Carol
GingerPow
11-29-2005, 05:41 AM
What a fantastic cake, Carrie! Great job!
Kristal
11-29-2005, 05:44 AM
What a cute cake, Carrie! Great job. :)
valchemist
11-29-2005, 06:08 AM
that is phenomenal! thanks for sharing the picture, carrie.
fancyn
11-29-2005, 08:15 AM
Carrie, your cake is amazing!!! What a sweet friend you are!
cab321
11-29-2005, 10:17 AM
Thanks everybody!

Knunes - The belly is made from two stacked rounds of cake (to make a mini layer cake) which I then carved into a spherical shape with a sharp knife. The breasts were carved too, just using a single layer instead of two.