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3D Cake Art:
BEHIND THE SCENES

As an example of the lengths to which I will go in order to accommodate your dream cake request, I wanted to share a cake sculpture based on a recent request.

 

Here’s a Behind the Scenes look at the making of the

Triple Chocolate Horse Cake:

 

“My daughter wanted an extra special cake for her birthday this year – one that looked like her horse, 'Ketchup'. Marilyn was happy to help me by making the perfect cake for Kristen's birthday. Not only was the horse standing up, but it even had one white hoof, just like Ketchup! And it tasted great, too – a chocoholic’s delight! I was very happy with the result, and I’ll definitely be looking to Unique Cakes for any cake I’ll need in the future."

  - Sandy F. 

 

Chocolate Clay

Once the custom support system was assembled, I added the chocolate clay. This confection is also called “molding chocolate.” Although it’s not an icing, it is completely edible. I added the chocolate clay veneer to the legs (along with one white chocolate hoof) and crafted the head in one solid piece.

 

 

 

Chocolate Cake

I shaped two layers of freshly baked chocolate-chocolate chip cake to form the body and neck of the horse, with chocolate buttercream icing between the layers. (Notice a theme here?)

 

For an extra touch, I decided to use some of the remaining cake to create a bale of hay.

 

 

 

Finishing Touches

I coated the rest of the cake with more chocolate buttercream icing, colored to match the molding chocolate. Then came the mane and tail, made from spun sugar. I crafted the bridle with multi-colored fondant icing.

 

The edible bale of hay became a mini-cake, coated with pretzels to mimic the look of actual hay.

 

Custom 3D Cake Art

Have an idea in mind for an extra-special cake for your extra-special occasion?

Drop me a line, and I’d be happy to help you design it and make it come to fruition.

 

Check out the photo gallery and the cake accents page for some of the other 3-dimensional accents I can add to your cake projects.

 

 

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