Well this was a cake adventure for me.

Internal support (first time at the power tools), sculpting and a (failed) attempt at airbrushing (realised too late I couldn’t airbrush chocolate!), all culminated in this cake replica of Alvin the Chipmunk. I ended up hand painting him with thinned gel colours as I was unable to source chocolate friendly airbrush colours in time. Does anyone have any tips regarding this?!

I realise now why I don’t tend to replicate existing characters – there is no room for artistic error! It’s particularly tough trying to copy characters people know so well….However I learnt an awful lot by making him and hope he brings a little smile!

Inside he is 100% cake – chocolate fudge with a salted caramel buttercream and a lick of chocolate ganache!