I need to tell you all the story behind the PV-Rex Dinosaur; so lets start at the beginning.
To start with, PV (his initials) was a colleague of mine from school way back when; he was also responsible for introducing me to his own nephew (3 years younger than himself and whom I ended up marrying). PV celebrated this year his 50th birthday, so I needed to create something that truly reflected his personality. Finding about his passions was easy as these ranged from being a fan of Sporting (football club), music and weight lifting, amongst many others; therefore the path was set for these items to somehow make their way onto the cake. PV, although a great person, can at times have a bit of a dinosaur mind set and that sparked the idea of creating a Dinosaur with a label that would read “you may be a dinosaur, but you’re not extinct yet”. So here you are, PV-Rex: the Dinosaur with Attitude. The mustache and goatee was also a must (I don’t think I’ve ever seen PV without one)!
The cake was actually my first attempt at creating a large 3D cake. I created the interior structure and 5 chocolate cakes were used to carve the body of the dinosaur. The head was also chocolate cake and carved from one cake only; it rested on a specially cut-out base, which was attached to the main structure. I have made a photo documentary of the whole process and am thinking of turning it into a tutorial, which I would like to share with you all (including all the learning points).
I hope you all enjoy looking at it, as much as the sensation it caused at the birthday party! :)