Animal Cakes
Grey Wolf
My first Wolf cake was a lot of fun to make, and brought its own set of challenges. Until I started to work on this cake, I didn’t realize how different the shape of a wolf is than a dog or other animal. The snout of the wolf is smaller and skinnier, and the fur of the wolf makes the head look a lot larger. I also had to work with a limited amount of cake, while still making the wolf look fierce. The customer requested a fearsome looking wolf. Originally I was thinking of having a wide open mouth with teeth ready to bite, but after some consideration, I thought that having the snarling look with teeth bared was much...
Read MoreUnicorn
Unicorns are wonderful creatures, and this was my first opportunity to create a Unicorn cake. Of course, the basic appearance of a unicorn is similar to that of a horse, so I started with the design of a horse’s head. The cake was a longer, skinnier head shape than most of the animals I have done in the past. Horses have always been something that I struggle with, so I approached this cake with a small amount of trepidation. Another challenge with this cake was the color – all white, and nearly all white, cakes leave less margin for error. I was pleased with how I was able to make the musculature of...
Read MoreShark Attack
This was a very fun cake to do – my first shark! The cake was a birthday cake for a boy who is a HUGE fan of all things “Shark” – Jaws, Shark Week, etc. I suggested having an action scene, with the shark coming out of the water and destroying a boat with the “Happy Birthday” written on the boat. I tried to pay special attention to the teeth – putting in multiple rows of teeth, some of which stick out at different angles. I also had to try to make certain that I got the overall shape of the jaw accurate – shark jaws are very distinctive. The...
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