Our school had a fundraising auction a few weeks ago, and the theme was "Wizard of Oz -- Dreams We Dare to Dream." So, of course, I had to donate a cake!! :-)
This is what I came up with:
I must give credit to Etsy seller CrumbyArt for the design of the toppers. I was searching for ideas on Google and found her listing: http://www.etsy.com/listing/102851434/wizard-of-oz-cake-toppers-wizard-of-oz
I had to make the figures and the 'emerald city' a few days ahead so they would have time to dry--and I learned the hard way that you can't freeze gumpaste/fondant to speed up the hardening process--it sweats and melts as I warms up, what a mess! I also learned that silver petal dust does a wonderful job making things look metallic if you lather enough of it on. I was pretty happy with them in the end:
I also learned how to carve a spiral cake in order to create to yellow brick road. It was all tremendous fun!
That is really, really cute! I love the spiral carving, too.
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