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Demise of Mr. Flamingo
by Elizabeth Schiwal @eschiwal · submitted Jul 5, 2010 · 2010 contest
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Description
I decided on the demise of Mr. Flamingo by Adam Weber because it is amazing, also I combined this as a forth of July cake and Threadcake submission.
I started with a packaged butter cake mix and followed the package directions. The cake was torted and frosted with a homemade lemon butter cream frosting. I added minimal stabilization and covered with a homemade marshmallow fondant. The gnomes, accessories and Mr. Flamingo were carved from store bought gum paste. The coloring was done with clear vanilla extract and paste food coloring. The piping was done with butter cream frosting and the flowers with royal icing.
I took me about 2 hours for cake construction, about 2-3 hours for sculpting and another 2 hours for painting.
The cake and frosting were amazing my daughter and her boyfriend took it to their July 4th dinner where it was gobbled down and enjoyed!
I started with a packaged butter cake mix and followed the package directions. The cake was torted and frosted with a homemade lemon butter cream frosting. I added minimal stabilization and covered with a homemade marshmallow fondant. The gnomes, accessories and Mr. Flamingo were carved from store bought gum paste. The coloring was done with clear vanilla extract and paste food coloring. The piping was done with butter cream frosting and the flowers with royal icing.
I took me about 2 hours for cake construction, about 2-3 hours for sculpting and another 2 hours for painting.
The cake and frosting were amazing my daughter and her boyfriend took it to their July 4th dinner where it was gobbled down and enjoyed!