Adult Competition: Cakes
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Sue Shefman, #301
The train cake was my first attempt at cake decorating. It was for my son’s 3rd birthday. I learned about what works and doesn’t work – like cut pieces of cake get all crumbly when you try to put icing on them! I believe the wheels were peppermints, raisins were for the coal car, peppermint sticks were the logs, and there is a picture of my son, the conductor, in the window of the engine.
Sue Shefman, #302
After discovering how difficult it was to make the train cake I took an introductory cake decorating class. We learned how to make the woven basket/flower cake. As the finale we all had to enter a cake into a contest and have the night school kids vote for their favorite. I’m not one who always follows tradition so I was creative and made the Coke, Hamburger and Fries cake as my entry. I won the contest! J
Sue Shefman, #303
The tennis racket cake was for my parents’ anniversary because they loved to play tennis together.
Sue Shefman, #304
My parents also loved to play bridge - thus the card cake.
Sue Shefman, #305
The turkey cake needed to be large enough to serve a crowd of people for the 30th anniversary of an organization I belonged to. It was huge and needed a lot of icing of different colors. I don’t remember how long it took me but it was enough for me to cry “uncle” and that was the last cake I decorated!!!!
Jeanne Lemaster, #306
Bunny cake with the help of my 2 year old. Homemade white cake with white buttercream frosting and coconut...made from 2, 8-inch rounds.
Anna Livingstone, #307, 16 years old
This blue and white floral cake was created using buttercream frosting and fun piping techniques. I was happy to have a creative way to spend my time during lockdown, and help a good cause at the same time!
Sherry Gadd, #308
This book cake was super fun to make and used new techniques for me.
Sherry Gadd, #309
I used isomalt for the first time so that was exciting. I call it "Living in a Dream".
Tina Kollin, #310
This is a cherry vanilla cake with cherry berry filling and vanilla frosting made for a co-worker's space themed baby shower. The topper is made with rice cereal treats, fondant, and spaghetti noodles.
Angela Tessier, #311
I wanted to make this as it is different, creative, and fun. It is the first time that I have done something like this and for me, it was a great challenge.
Esther Gatward, #312
A peacock cake I made for my friend's daughter. I loved the colours in this cake and it was fun to make. And I learned what the tufty bit on the peacock's head is called!
Marlena Such, #313
This cake is a chocolate cake with peppermint buttercream and chopped peppermint pieces. Personally I don't like peppermint but this cake was delicious! The stripes are free-hand with white chocolate ganache drips and edible glitter. Perfect holiday cake!"
Crystal Cravens, #314
This is a four layer carrot cake made from scratch.
Sandra Andrade, #315
Frida Kahlo Cake
Eimee Alcala, #316
I created a galaxy cake with ET. It took me many tries to create ETs face with all the wrinkles and the blue eyes. It was quite challenging.
Michelle Ameen, #317
This is a lemon chiffon cake with lemon dewberry curd for filling. It is covered in marbled fondant and buttercream.
Miriam Ruiz, #318
“Gone Fishing” is a carved cake covered in fondant. I painted on details using food coloring.
Parisa Wilson, #319
I have baked a brownie bottom cheesecake with chocolate chips and chocolate drizzle.
Ellie O'Connor, #320
This is the second time in my life I've made fondant. First time was 10 years ago! The houses around the base of the cake were inspired by the colorful architecture of Nahyvn Street in Copenhagen, where I lived for one year in college. The flavor is earl grey tea cake with a cream cheese frosting... you bet we ate it after we snapped the photo!
