Anyway. Back to what's important. Carrot cake! Behold - the final product:
Isn't it cute? I don't mean to brag, but seriously, I was amazed I was able to create something that actually turned out better than the picture in my head. And it was so much fun to create! Here, how about a couple more shots:
I think my favorite element is the Red Sox cap. Because of it, Matt assured me that if he ever comes across a bleached steer skull while out in the desert, he will put a Sox hat on it and take a picture for me. Kind of hoping I get that email one of these days...
The cake is the same carrot cake I made a few posts ago, with cream cheese frosting. I then covered the cake in rolled fondant, and used more of the icing to glue on the walnut mountains and "sand" (crushed graham crackers). I also dyed some icing to paint the sun. All of the features (except for the sign - that's just paper) were made from marzipan and brushed with gold pearl dust, and then glued to the cake with royal icing (and in the case of the cacti, reinforced with toothpicks). It really makes me want to branch out even more and learn how to work with gum paste... Maybe for the next one!
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