Mermaid Birthday Cake
This cake was a commission. A friend of mine wanted a birthday cake for her 8-year-old granddaughter. The theme of her party was mermaids. There were 14 children coming to the party. And they would like marble cake. No other real direction. From the information I was given, I came up with this design. Then I was told the child's name is Carlotta. The first point was to make the mermaid tail. I decided to cover cardboard with fondant for the fin. I got out a cake pan the same size as the top tiers. It's a small 4-inch cake. I freehanded the cardboard with a box cutter. Then I cleaned up the edges and shortened the length of the tail so it wouldn't stick up off the cake too high. I also stuck a wooden skewer into the cardboard between the layers. Then I covered it with purple fondant on both sides of the cardboard, sticking it on with edible glue. The bottom layer stuck to the table and had to be pried off. Then I cleaned up the edges an...