I was asked to make an art themed birthday cake to celebrate the 60th birthday of a special lady. The birthday girls daughter contacted me about making the cake. At first she just asked me to do whatever I wanted, but then after I ran one of my ideas by her, she got all these other ideas in her head. After a while, she had sent me so many ideas, we were both so confused and overwhelmed. So I told her to relax, I will figure something out and this is the cake I came up with.
The cake layers have a tapered look. This was such an easy technique, but it gives the cake a really modern look. For the bottom tier, I baked and filled a 9 inch cake. After chilling the cake, I placed and 8 inch cardboard cake board on top and carved the cake at an angle. Then I flipped it over and decorated as usual. I did the same thing with the top tier except I used a 6 inch cake carved at an angle down to a 5 inch.
This is my new favorite cake shape! It’s much easier than topsy turvy and just as cute! Happy Birthday Clarisse, from one artist to another!
I love this design! I think another great idea would be to put actual art on a cake. Like a shark attack, or a drawing of a beautiful girl…..just saying.
I would love for you to come over and paint a cake! I will set you up with a blank white cake and you paint away!
melissa, I swoon over every creation of yours! i love this one especially, the artist palette, the colors, and texture. so amazingly talented! I don’t think I’d be able to watch someone knife into it, at least you have a picture to keep!
I love this cake, the tapering is great and I love the design. You are so talented!
I love how simply elegant this is!
you are such an artist!!!
Looks great!