Friday, November 19, 2010

Baa Moo Cockadoodle Doo

Occasion:
County Fair Theme Cake 2010

Theme:
Baa, Moo, Cockadoodle Doo

Flavor:
Orange buttermilk cake with green butter cream frosting

Cake details:
This cake won a blue ribbon, and a Best Of Class rosette at our county fair in 2010 in the Fair Theme Cake category. (I am super proud of this- it was my first Best in Class prize, and this is the first time I have competed in anything as far as decorating!) This year's theme was Baa, Moo, Cockadoodle Doo. I struggles a little with what to do for the sheep. I would have preferred to do a pig initially, but I think the sheep turned out well. Right away I knew I wanted to do a barn yard with the animals in it. I made pastillage pickets a couple days ahead so that they would have time to harden fully before constructing the cake. Unfortunately it was very hot that week, and out AC was constantly running. And of course it blows in right above my kitchen island. This caused the pastillage to dry out very quickly while I was still rolling it. I got some cracking on the surface, but was impressed with how easy it was to work with (I had never made pastiallage before). It was a good thing I made a TON of these though because after drying out so quickly... they somehow got soft, and kept just bending and breaking when I went to apply them to the cake. I did an airbrush green over the white butter cream, and then hand made the animals and hay bale out of fondant. A few piped flowers completed the cake!

Pictures:


Completed barnyard cake.


View from above.


Back side of cake.


Individual animals.