Hand Painted Dutch Birthday Cake
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The Story behind this Cake
Over the last couple years I have gained the confidence to go outside my comfort zone and try new things, such as painting on fondant. I still cannot believe I took hours to prepare this rather large cake and then took a paint brush and started painting on it. Keeping in mind I am not an artist, in fact far from it. Many would say I am a stick people kind of artist, including myself, but I did it and I love the results.
This cake was a labor of love for a dear friend and has so many elements that were made especially for her from the table cloth cake board to the top flower bud. When I was much younger she brought me back a red table cloth from Holland as a gift and I still have it to this day, the cake board was made to match that cloth. When I think of her I think of all things Dutch and I wanted to create a cake that represented those feelings so I created a Delft vase. As a child when I went to her house I would play with a very special wind-up Dutch windmill and thinking of it always brings a smile to my face. I couldn't create this cake without a windmill, in fact I added two because she is extra special. One of her favorite flowers is the hibiscus, but she is sad because they only bloom for a day and I wanted her to be able to enjoy them all the time. To be honest, I haven't created many flowers and my wiring success has been very poor. So I created the flowers hoping I could wire them, but leaving room on the cake board to display them if I wasn't successful. Painting and wiring in one day was amazing *big smile*. I can't say enough about how personal this cake was, every brush stroke was added with love, admiration, and respect for a woman who was like a mother to me. Thank you so much for letting me share! Please drop by my Facebook page Joy's Creative Cakes to see more photos of this and other cakes, including this cake being cut and the wonderful person I created it for. Share a cake by Joy's Creative Cakes |
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