3 layer, half-sheet vanilla red and blue "funfetti"cake with vanilla buttercream, covered in blue fondant, decorated with fondant Union Jack flag, QE2 ship, passports, airmail and suitcases around the border and blue waves with luster dust on the corners
A friend of mine is shipping off to London for grad school this Fall, so I made this cake for her going away party. It was to feed upwards of 70 people, so it had to be big, but amnesia seems to be getting the better of me when it comes time to deliver and carry these kinds of cakes! Luckily, there were no mishaps and the cake made it to the table without my having dropped it after carrying it from 5 houses down.
Although she requested vanilla/vanilla for the cake, I was thrilled when she asked if I could do it "funfetti" style, so in going with the theme, I added red and blue Jimmies to the cake batter. But this was a cake for a good friend, so I had to up the ante, so I proceeded to split the batter into two bowls, adding red food coloring to one and blue to the other and swirling them together in the baking pans. I so wish I had taken a picture of the insides of the cake for you to see! Oh, well, next time!
And yes, true to form, luster dust found it's way onto several pieces-the flag was lightly dusted with pearl, the waves were brushed with blue and periwinkle, and I painted the passports and the ships accents with liquid gold and silver luster dust (gold/silver luster dust and vodka). It's just not a proper cake without some sparkle!
My next project will be to tackle gum paste, that QE2 replica ship was in fact solid fondant and weighed a ton, so much so that I was afraid to place it on the cake before arriving, for fear it would turn into a reenactment of the Titanic!
I was so happy to do this for her and so thankful she loved the cake. There's nothing better than a homemade gift, especially one that requires utensils!
Bon Voyage!
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