This cake is my second attempt using marshmallow fondant. I am still not very good at rolling it out evenly and getting it on the cake. Like most things, I am sure a lot more practice would be to my benefit. All in all I am very happy with how this cake turned out. I love the contrast of shiny and matte and I am very happy with how the zebra print looks.
Here's the breakdown on this cake:
6 in. round top layer, devils food with pink butter cream between layers
10 in. round bottom layer, devils food with pink butter cream between layers
2 batches of marshmallow fondant ( white and pink)
Wilton Edible Glitter
Wilton Edible Silver Simmer Powder
Wilton Piping Gel (used as glue for all pieces and them to coat bottom layer for shine)
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| White fondant dots |
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| I mixed the silver shimmer with clear vanilla and painted the white dots. |
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| I made this 5 out of fondant using a template cut from Barbie font. I let this dry for a few days. |
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| I then coated the 5 with piping gel and sprinkled with Edible Glitter. |
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| For the zebra print, I used a pizza cutter to cut random shapes. It helped looking at a zebra skin. I then used a paint brush and piping gel to glue strips on. (do this before adding your second layer of course) |
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| When dry I painted the whole bottom layer with the piping gel to make it shiny and hide all the spots I got a little crazy with gel. |
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| The dots are glued on with the piping gel as well. |
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| And this is the Barbie that inspired it all. I was going to add a finishing trim around the bottom of each layer but nothing looked right. |
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