2011 U.S. Open

This was a cake done for a company who had a group attending the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional in Washington, D.C. They wanted to have the logo for the Open remade three-dimensionally – if you see any of the press or coverage of the event, you can see if I succeeded. The image contained a stylized version of the U.S. Capitol dome, with banner and text in front. I especially liked making a miniature version of the Indian statue on top of the dome, because my Great Great Grandfather was an iron molder and helped create the actual statue.

 

 

One of the trickiest parts was creating the banner in front, making it stand up three-dimensionally, but still look like it does drawn on the original logo. The lettering on the banner was cut out of fondant, but the lettering below the banner was hand-painted. I took a lot of time trying to make sure that the font and layout of the text matched the image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the back of the cake I put the logo for the company who was hosting the event at the U.S. Open – Executive Information Systems. Their logo was tricky, with text that lined up in a particular way, and a stylized design on the side. But I think I did a pretty good job – I really enjoyed doing this cake, and hope it survives the heat and humidity of Washington, D.C.