More practice - 1/2/11

To make my practising more interesting, these are chocolate cakes. They don't have marzipan on, just a layer of sugarpaste, which got a some chocolatey crumbs mixed up in it. Perhaps next time I should do two layers of sugarpaste if i don't do marzipan.

A different shaped leaf this time to the ivy leaves.Instead of round rope,
I twisted flat strips to make an interesting texture with less work than the twisted rope!

The same cake, from a different angle.
You can see the join on the corner of the cake which annoys me a little.

The second cake has red icing this time, for a change from blue. This came out a bit better as the icing was thicker.

Twisted rope around the base, and twisted flat strips for the sides.

A long leaf this time for variation.

The next post I'll start on sugarpaste flowers as well.

First attempts - 29/1/11

These were the first cakes I made to ice. They are fruit cakes, approximately 3 inches square.
They're iced with sugarpaste (aka fondant or ready to roll icing) over a layer of marzipan.

First cake. 2 ivy leaves with a band around the base.

Second cake. One ivy leaf with twisted ropes around the edge.

Third cake. Two ivy leaves, no other decorations.

You might be able to see how my covering of the cakes improves from the first to the third one!
Stay tuned for more of my cakes.