'Fish' Cake success! :)

After some fretting over the 'fish' presentation part of Steve's 50th cake it all came together really well!

A mirror carp was not so easy to model but I'm really pleased that the recipient of the cake was really happy with the end product!  I am told it looked great and tasted fab too so I'm really pleased.

I had baked the cake fresh at 6am on the Friday and decorated it the same evening.  I had to 'get into it' and think about the scene around the base of the cake and re make a few more fondant bits and pieces as the ones I made previous had started to break due to drying out (I had made them on the Monday so they would set for the decoration) but having had a trial run, so to speak, it came together quite nicely.  It took about 4 solid hours to decorate to the finished cake but it was well worth the time and effort.

See pics below:
The finished cake:

The mirror carp! (A few bull rushes showing at the base of his tail!):

Bait with tin and fishing rod:

Mini fish in keep net:

Must say the 'name' could have been a little better but practice makes perfect and I have my eye on some stencils for my next fondant lettered/numbered projects!!


Next project is Adam's 21st Cake....few changes in mind so watch this space cake lovers!

Bev