Olivia the Pig

This was for a private birthday party 

at the Children's Museum of the East End (CMEE)

in Bridgehampton, New York
December 8, 2012

 

 This cake is for the first birthday of the client's daughter, Julia.

 

Here is the work in progress:

 

First, start with an initial sketch (although I'm not a professional artist!)...

In this instance, the client wanted this cake and an Olivia the Pig topper, holding a pink candle with a star.

Next, I covered the cake base with fondant and used a textured mat with stars...as "Olivia" says: "I'm a STAR!". I then added a red ribbon around the edge of the cake board.

 

Then I made buttons from a Wilton mold that I bought at Michael's.

 

Now comes the fun part...making Olivia!

(Here is a headless Olivia!)

 

She's made from gum paste and the ears are dusted with edible petal dust and attached using spaghetti and edible gum glue. If you look closely, you can see the spaghetti sticking out of the ears while they're drying.

(Oh, and here is her head, too!):

I used a pen with edible ink to draw the face on.

And here she is! Miss Olivia! AND she's holding the birthday candle with the star!

 

It's time to prep the cakes and get them ready!! This is the REALLY fun part!

Now put them all together and you've got a party!

 The client loved the cake and the topper! And Lilee Fell Flowers in Bridgehampton did a beautiful job decorating the room with awesome balloons and fresh flowers.

Happy 1st birthday, Julia!