I use to be a baker of lovely, delicious cookies, cakes, and such. Now, it seems that everyone wants a little creature to sit atop their pastry, so my role is evolving to include sugar artist.
Some characters may seem simple, like this Angry Bird. There were major technical issues with her weight, however; being very heavy, this Angry Bird threatened to bring the front of the castle crashing down. The cake construction required a bit of engineering and pvc pipe to hold up her eye catching, but oversized head.
Sesame street characters are always a delight to recreate...they are fun and cheerful. As long as you have the proportions correct; they almost always look terrific.
And, speaking of proportions, Hello Kitty is very fun to make; but she will break your heart if you get the proportions wrong...It's hard to believe but her head is larger than the body. If you look online, you'll see plenty of examples that just look wrong; a Kitty with a shrunken head.
And, then, we get to the greatest challenge of all; the Disney characters, especially Minnie and Mickey Mouse. The Minnie and Mickey head is such an unusual shape that can quickly become a rat-like creature instead of the sweet mouse we all know and love. In fact, Minnie is so difficult, that I think I will retire her and save myself the threat of prosecution from the Disney swat team of lawyers.
From now on, I'll recommend colors and shapes that reference Minnie...This is a sweet cake, don't you think?
Cheers,
Claudia
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