American Baker in Germany

 This cake was for my daughter's first day of school. It's a big deal in Germany. And they also have a tradition called a Schultüte, which is a cone-shaped decorated container with toys or treats or school supplies in it that is gifted to the school child on their first day. To celebrate this day, my daughter wanted a cake that looks like a Schultüte. So, here we go. I started out by baking a 6-inch square chocolate cake. I cut it from one corner to the middle of the opposite side. And I placed it on a large cake board like this. Using off cuts, I filled in some parts to build them up. I stuck them down with buttercream. I carved it with a small serrated knife and frosted it with buttercream. Then I covered it with pink fondant. Then I made a small book out of fondant. And I placed it on the cake board. I put the word Mathe (Math) on the cake. And I placed my daughter's name on the cake board. I placed a fondant ribbon on top and a large bow. And I placed butterflies and fl...