Teddy Bear Picnic Christening Cake

I have done two of these. One in pink earlier last year, and another recently in blue for the 5th of January. 

I like making the little bits on these cakes, the plates, the cups, the bears and the buttons. I think its the little bits that make it again the attention to detail. But can easily spend a whole day making these bits.

I would always advise these things be made in advance so they have time to set. Or even if you have time for some strange reason make them and store them for when you might need them.

Christening Cake, Carousel Cake

I now give you a tiered cake that was not for a wedding, but for a little boys christening. This cake consisted of 3 tiers. The base although it looks like two cakes, is in fact only one. It is a slightly smaller cake on the top to create the stepping up.

The base is a 9 inch and an 8 inch on that, then the centre pole of the carousel is also cake, 4 inch to be exact, then the roof is an 8 inch cake carved like a dome. There are plastic rods all through the different sections of the cake to create a structure that is more sound than cake usually is. 

The four horses are all handmade, from fondant icing with a hardening agent added to it to make it more solid. They took about 2 days to make due to the drying time and the amount of detail. The hardest part was putting it all together, the boarder around the top of the cake was a pain I will not deny it. But the finished product was well received and I must admit I was proud of it.

 Oooooh the horses!