Monday, November 16, 2009

The Suitcase

This was just a fun cake celebrating a 50th Birthday.  When designing a cake with a client I often ask if that person has a special hobby or something really important in his or her life.  In this case, the recipient loves to travel, and in fact just returned from a trip abroad.  Having never tackled a suitcase cake before, I jumped at the chance!  I absolutely love designing something for the first time!

First we had to start with our cake.  You cannot bake a suitcase, you need to carve it.  It started as two 7" square cakes with buttercream filling in the middle.



After covering the cake with chocolate fondant and adorning it will a few details, such as the handle and buckles, we ended up with a petite suitcase!




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