Bow cakes and more

The last of my fondant and gum paste classes was about applying everything we had learned to our final project. For this class, we brought a baked cake to cover and decorate. This post will be photos of all the cakes from my classmates and the next will be about my baking adventures.

So this is my cake, which incorporates a bow I made in my first class. I used a bit of extra fondant to make little flower cut outs:


This is Melissa Misuraca's cake, where the fondant was dyed Christmas red. The little balls at the bottom edge really give the whole thing a beautiful finish, but it was very time consuming:


This bow cake was made by Safiya Kamani and I like how she added strips of white fondant to make the cake look more like a present wrapped with ribbon.


Here is Sharon Young's Christmas red bow cake, which incorporates inlaid hearts and flowers along with a white fondant fringe at the bottom:


Of course, some cakes were neither red nor pink... This is Gloria Lau's sky blue cake with daisies and polka dots:


And lastly, Liz Keres, my neighbour during class, made this fantastic Christmas cake. Even the little figurine is made with fondant!


Of course, I can't write about my classes without thanking the instructor, Anne Armitage, who is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I can't wait to take another decorating class with her!