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John Cena
This was a fun cake to make – I have been a wrestling fan since I was a little kid. Of course, this wrestler – John Cena – is much more modern than the ones I grew up with. This particular pose was requested by the customer, with the belt over the shoulder and the camo cap. I spent a great deal of time with the belt, trying to make it as close to the actual WWE championship belt as I could. I think I succeeded in making it look metallic and bejeweled… Doing a face is always tricky, and John Cena was actually trickier than most, because other than his muscular body, he doesn’t have many other...
Read More60′s DJ Turntable
This was a cake that I was able to have a lot of fun with. It started as a really simple design – a 1960′s style DJ turntable. The customer requested that a specific record be on the turntable – “Tenderly”. I decided to make the 45 record out of sugar glass, so that the surface of the record would have a different texture than the turntable. I then researched the record and did my best to recreate the label for the record. It took a little more effort, but I think it really made a difference in the cake. One problem with this design was that 60′s turntables used by DJs were generally very unadorned and utilitarian. As a...
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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