Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Carving a Fondant Pumpkin


Everyday clients come to me with new ideas about a cake and why the design or idea means something to them. This past weekend Tom and I created a cake shaped like a pumpkin with a sentiment carved into it as you would a real pumpkin at Halloween. Why? Because a wonderful friend of a newly engaged girl came to me stating that she wanted to recreate a pumpkin out of fondant and cake that would represent the way her friend became engaged.

We stacked and doweled the cake like a wedding cake and pressed in the lines of the pumpkin by hand. The stem was made by rolling and twisting fondant. Although the picture doesn't show how large this pumpkin was, it was the size of a beach ball and very heavy. Carving the words in to the pumpkin was most challenging because I had to use the same font that was used on the real pumpkin. When it was finished it was truly a pumpkin.

Fun cake and fun way to congratulate a friend. Best wishes to all.

1 comment:

  1. Question, when you say you doweled and stacked like a wedding cake, did you also use cake boards in between? If so, 2 or 3? How many layers was it? It is just fabulous, and would love to attempt it this week. Feel like helping a fellow baker in Montreal? ;o)do you have a facebook page?

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