3D Finalist
Speed is Relative
by Lynzie Ritchie · submitted Dec 11, 2016 · 2016 contest
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Description
This is my first entry to Threadcakes only found about the competition after seeing some of the amazing winners online from last year and have been looking forward to entering this year.
Trying to choose a design was difficult, there are so many to choose from. I have wanted to do an animal cake for a while now and haven't had the opportunity so while looking through all the designs I came across "speed is relative" by Josh Billings and loved it.
Figuring out where to start was the next thing, I done up some sketches to figure out the structure I was going to use in order to support the weight of cake. Next step was to start the baking. I went with a chocolate buttercake with chocolate ganache filling.
I covered the frame with cling film to ensure the cake would not touch the threaded rod, stacked the cake and carved starting with the turtles shell, then the sloth. I used rice crispie treats for the legs, neck and head then covered in a coat of ganache. I used saracino modeling paste to add the details. Once it was totally covered I began airbrushing the legs and neck. The shell and sloth were coloured by hand with a paint brush. The hardest part was cutting the cake after all the hours put in to making it, but it tasted yum!! :)
Trying to choose a design was difficult, there are so many to choose from. I have wanted to do an animal cake for a while now and haven't had the opportunity so while looking through all the designs I came across "speed is relative" by Josh Billings and loved it.
Figuring out where to start was the next thing, I done up some sketches to figure out the structure I was going to use in order to support the weight of cake. Next step was to start the baking. I went with a chocolate buttercake with chocolate ganache filling.
I covered the frame with cling film to ensure the cake would not touch the threaded rod, stacked the cake and carved starting with the turtles shell, then the sloth. I used rice crispie treats for the legs, neck and head then covered in a coat of ganache. I used saracino modeling paste to add the details. Once it was totally covered I began airbrushing the legs and neck. The shell and sloth were coloured by hand with a paint brush. The hardest part was cutting the cake after all the hours put in to making it, but it tasted yum!! :)