This cake was made for a made for a manicurist on her birthday.

The roses are made out of lavender gumpaste.  All the other accessories are made out of fondant.

The emery boards or nail files are made of pink fondant.  After I shaped them, I brushed them with clear piping gel and dipped them in granulated sugar.  I let them dry overnight. Once they were dry, they felt so real!

I absolutely love the way the bottom tier of this cake turned out.  It looks like a rainbow colored zebra!  I covered the cake in white fondant and then airbrushed it rainbow colors. Before applying the zebra print, the cake was really bright and scary.  I was nervous that it would not look sophisticated enough.  Once I started striping the cake I knew it would look okay.  The black really toned down the brightness and it came out better than expected!

Happy Birthday Zina!

P.S.  I think I’ll go get a manicure now.  My all time favorite color is Essie’s “Sugar Daddy”. What’s your favorite color?