Winter Cake

Okay, so I decided to see if I would try and take a design I already had and change seasons. The fall "Harvest Basket" cake that I made for Thanksgiving didn't exactly fit with the snow outside. So . . . I decided to make it a basket of glittery snow and pinecones, all 100% edible.

I made my own marzipan/fondant mixture that I can stand the taste of. :) Then I found these really cool instructions on making the pinecones - http://www.candylandcrafts.com/marzipanrecipes.htm . Took me a while to get the hang of it and was rather messy trying to get them coated, but I do really like the way they turned out. This cake took me probably, start to finish, about 5-6 hours, including baking time. I know, I'm not the fastest decorator in the world, but I do enjoy it. At least I do when it comes out right. This turned out to be a practice cake and we'll enjoy eating it here at home. I do want to make another soon, because I somehow made a mistake in my estimation of the cake height, so I have enough basket staves to make 3 or 4 more cakes. Oh well, live and learn.

The next one I make, I'll try to photo document the process, for anyone that cares to see. :D

Here are a couple more pics of the latest creation.

Til later :)

Remember . . . You are treasured!