I thought this design was so creative. I had a hard time choosing which Threadless design to use but this one stood out. It may look like a simple design with only 2 colors, but that is why I wanted the challenge. So often with cakes, the most simple design is the hardest cake to perfect because there aren't lots of decorations to hide the imperfections. In total, this cake took about 1 week to create. I wanted to get each fondant figure as accurate as possible. I finished the giant dog first and I was so happy and pleased with it. Well... my son is just tall enough to reach the counter. I turned my back for just a minute and I saw him biting the head off of the dog! Oh no! At least I had enough time during his nap to remake the dog. The other figures went really well. The biggest challenge was how to keep their heads from falling off. I put a drop of white chocolate on their shoulders and that seemed to work. Of course the next challenge I had was using the stencil on the fondant. You only get one shot when using dark frosting on white fondant. I had to do the stencil at least 3 times because it smudged. I finally got it right and placed the figures on the cake making sure to line them up just like in the picture. I added a camera on a tripod to tell more of the story as if they set the camera up on a timer to take a family picture. I just love each of their expressions, including the pictures on the wall! I made the frames from fondant using an impression technique. I then dusted the frames with pearl dust to give them an antique look. The cake was so delicious! My son and I ate most all of it before my husband could get a piece.
