Psusennes MMXII

My husband chose the design for me. Used Pillsbury chocolate cake mix with my own marshmallow fondant. Dirty iced with my own buttercream frosting. Used oval cake pans; carved shape. Had plenty of left over cake pieces to add the face and neck. I formed the cobra and beard with fondant. I didn't realize I had the cobra tilted wrong until after all the pictures were taken. Used a Gold edible color glaze (has a peppermint flavor), and black gel icing color. Found halfway through the process that it was easier to paint the entire cake gold, then do the striping on the top. It was my first time working with the gold glaze, so did not realize it was peppermint flavored until after. Total time about 10 hours. Chocolate cake with buttercream and marshmallow flavors are great with a hint of peppermint. Now that I have done my first Thread Cake - looking forward to entering the next contest.