I’ve been working non-stop since last night (minus about 5 hours for sleep) on a cake for one of my husband’s co-workers. It was to be delivered today at 4:30. I had already baked the cakes and last night I iced it and finally (after much fiddling) got the black fondant base on before falling into bed. I decided to finish the extras this morning. In the morning, as I was slowly waking up, my husband came to give me the somber news… the whole cake had toppled. It seems the cake was too “fluffy”, and the supports weren’t right. I got right to work and baked more cakes, made more icing, found a local store that sold black fondant, and after a whole day and thanks to many people who encouraged me, I was able to complete the cake!
The customer wasn’t in a rush, thankfully, so I was able to deliver it about an hour and a half later. WHEW! I don’t know if I want to attempt this one again, but it would have been nice to have the extra time to finish the accessories I’d planned to add, like the face mask and connectors and a football, etc. I’m just thrilled it worked out!
Way to go girlfriend!!