Swimming Gala 18th Birthday cake
Requested by a friend for her son who swims in the local swimming club. It was very personalised for Danny – his best stroke is backstroke; when you swim backstroke you count your strokes from the flags until the end of the pool, hence the flags; there are tumble turn tiles in the bottom of the pool; The swimmer representing Danny has the club logo on the hat (see close-ups of detail). Danny is a lifeguard at the pool, too, hence the references to this.
I have never done a carved cake before, nor have I ever used piping gel for the water effect. This was only the second time I have ever made people, too. The whole cake is 100% edible.
I have decided it is now my most favourite of my cake creations to date – I wonder if you agree? It certainly has been my most time consuming and most challenging, but very good fun, too!
18th birthday swimming gala pool flags goggles lifeguard lifebuoy tiles water swimmers race blocks medal
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This is fantastic!! love the swimmers!!! well done!
Sasha
Aw – Thanks Shereen – it means a lot to me to read your words of compliment! Thanks for the info on the water trick! You are, indeed the master !!
Thanks Sasha!
wow that is very cool! I love the pool
Thank you Shelly-Anne!
This is great. The water affect is so good.
Dear Faith Hope and Charity Bakery- thank you for your compliment – it was good fortune as I has never done water before this cake , so it wax a bit high risk strategy as a non caker!
NICE!
SarahBeth3 – thank you!
As a swimmer, I love this cake! Great job!
Erin12345 thanks – having had 2 kids who were club swimmers I got to know the layout of a gala quite well over the years……!
More Cakes Jan
Shereen
Jan! Jan! Jan! This is fab! I love it hun, you have done a super job on this and I can see why this is your favourite! Great novelty cake, so impressed … the master is very proud of the student (LMAO)