Baby Safari

Baby Safari
Baby Safari Baby Safari

This was a cake that I made for my Goddaughter’s first little boy. She wanted it all done in a baby safari theme. The palm trees were the hardest part for me. The palms kept falling off during the drying time. I finally had to place a ball of gum paste at the end of the ‘trunk’ to dry completely before adding the palm leafs so that there would be a foundation for them to hang on to. I had a hard time parting with these little guys. They were one of my first attempts at gum paste figures and I kind of fell in love with them. lol

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Wow, your animals are just too cute!!! They’re adorable xxxx

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I can see why you would hate to part with them. They are some of the most adorable animals. I especially love the monkey & elephant! Just so cute! I also see that you have some amazing piping skills. Something I very much lack!

Toni, Pennsylvania, https://www.facebook.com/WhiteCraftyCakes

Thanks to you both. Toni, piping is what I do best. I sooooo want to take a class doing the Lambeth Method of cake design, but those kinds of classes are far and few between. I know that Kathleen Lang has her boot camp classes, but she is way out in California and it’s just not realistic for me to take a trip out there when I am more of a hobby baker. She is supposed to be working on some DVDS and I told her I wanted on her mailing list as soon as they are done. That, I can do. Purchase DVDS! lol I’ll post some of my butter cream piped cakes so you can see some of the. =O)

Oh yes, do post some! I admire cake designers that can do magic with butter cream! I’m lucky if I can pipe a flower on a cupcake! LOL I do want to take a class sometime, or at least get a good DVD

Toni, Pennsylvania, https://www.facebook.com/WhiteCraftyCakes

love the details, especially the blushed cheeks…. wonderful work, as always. :)

Tracy Buttermore

THEASE ARE SO CUTE , AWESOME WORK , I LOVE THEM ALL

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The elephant and the giraffe are so cute! Love your animals.
What is the Lambeth method?

Radhika, Singapore, http://sinsationscakes.wordpress.com/

Thank you Raika. The Lambeth method of cake decorating is where you layer several piped rows (at least 3) of icing one on top of another starting with a large tip and then gradually working up to a smaller tip. It’s called over-piping. Here is a link that will give examples. http://www.confectionarychalet.com/schedule/rd-detail.pl?ID=2048