I’m a little late posting but I hope you all had a Happy Valentine’s Day.
This is my just for fun (not real cake) for Valentine’s. I wanted to play with velvet texturing and my dahlia needed a home. I love how it turned out even though making the cube stable was difficult because of the lack of weight.
The velvet texturing was achieved by coating the fondant with a light coating of Crisco and using three tones of red pouncing a fluffy brush. It creates the texture when set.
The dahlia is made from gum paste, painted like the Way of Life variety and highlighted with gold as are the gum paste scrolls.