This cake is a 2-layer 10" round, yellow cake with vanilla buttercream frosting and filling. The accents are fondant. The crown is fondant with a smidge of GumTex mixed in to help it harden.
The crown was a hassle to make, but I figured it out. I wrapped it around an oatmeal container after cutting out the basic shape and sealed the back edge. I wanted the tips to point outward but without support they would just flop down, so I decided to place the fondant wrapped oatmeal container into a large salad bowl and fill it with flour, then mound up the flour where necessary. I left it to dry for a whole day then carefully removed it and brushed off the flour. I painted it with a thick mixture of vodka and gold luster dust (the alcohol evaporates completely).
The quilting was much faster this time, as I'd done it on the previous cake. It's time consuming but simple once you get the distances marked.
This was my first time making a drape, and it was fun and informative. I love the way it looks.
I made the rosettes by rolling a thin strip of fondant, shaping and rolling it up, then forming the frills.
It still needed a little something, so I cut out about 40 little flowers, shaped them, and dusted the centers with red and pink petal dust. I attached them using a smidge of buttercream.
This was a fun cake and I had a blast making it. It still surprises me that I love doing this so much. What a blessing!
I took a bunch of time off to concentrate on family stuff, but now I have quite a few cakes coming up and I'm really looking forward to them. This is a blast.
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