Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!

Submitter's Comments: (High Res Image)
*I must apologize for the picture quality in advace; I don't have a digital camera, so I had to be resourceful and use my Macbook camera.

My grandmother went through knee replacement surgery about one month ago and has been recovering nicely, though a little loopy and confined to her house. I spent a few nights at her pIace to keep her company, and decided baking a cake for Threadcakes would be the perfect way to pass the time. Sugar Land seemed like a more than appropriate shirt to base the design on--this being a cake baking contest. Plus, with all the demonic yet cute candy-esque characters, I know I could get colorful with it.

The hardest part may have been figuring out which ingredients I would need for decorating the cake! I do love baking, and normally when I bake a cake, I bake it using an original recipe. This time around, however, I was so anxious to get to the decoration that I bought cake mix from the grocery store. Nothing special; just plain ol' yellow cake. I baked it in a 9 " x 13" pan so I would have plenty of base space to build upon. As soon as the cake cooled, I cut it down slightly into a rounded rectangle because I thought the softer shape would be better for a *somewhat* nature scene. Oh, I also knew I would be making my own fondant, so I wet ahead and bought some generic frosting as well (for the same reason as buying cake mix--to get to the REALLY fun part)!

After smoothing a thin layer of frosting over the top and sides of the cake, I made an interesting fondant from a recipe I found online. I had never made it before, but knew it tasted awful. This fondant relies on marshmallows for its smoothness and elasticity--along with powdered sugar, shortening and water. I heated the marshmallows in the microwave until melted, then added the other ingredients + green and blue food coloring til I got the right shade for the grass in the Sugar Land design.

From the leftover edges of cake that I carved off earlier, I cut out a round shape for the tree stump and a squared arch for the bridge. I then frosted those, top and bottom, and stuck them to their rightful places on the cake. I also cut out two shapes to help with the elevation of the trees and bushes in the background of the design because I wasn't quite sure that frosting would hold up that height entirely. Next, I rolled out the fondant to about 1/4" thickness and carefully draped it over the entire cake--stump and all--and proceeded to cut out appropriately shaped holes for each. Then it was time to make the frosting for the bushes. I needed the perfect dark green, as well as a stiffer frosting that what I bought to ice the original layer of the cake. To achieve this, I added more powdered sugar + cocoa powder, a lot of green + a little magenta food coloring. Perfect. I scooped the frosting into an icing bag and made the bushes by placing a series of star-shaped dollops next-to and on-top of each other.

To let that frosting firm up, I placed the cake in the refrigerator while I worked on the characters. Another first: molding with marzipan! I shaped the evil ice cream cone, body then head, rolled out the tempting donut, then the popcicle, teeth, cupcakes and balloons. For all but the teeth, I added food coloring and/ or cocoa powder to the marzipan before forming them to get the right colors. The teeth, I decided to just melt white chocolate to cover them in since, you know, there isn't white food coloring in your everyday grocery. Melted chocolate became the river; crumbled cookies formed the pathway, and I used various sprinkles to decorate the donut, the bushes and the grass, etc...Just see for yourself!