Baby blues

Baby cake

I wanted to make a cake for my friend who was going off on maternity leave last week so I thought I would try and make a baby out of sugar paste and put various baby paraphernalia around it to jazz it up a bit. When I made the baby I somehow managed to make it look like it had mild learning difficulties and having run out of time, couldn’t really remedy the situation. I tried to think of various things to put with the baby and considering it’s unfortunate appearance a pair of calipers and a wheelchair seemed most appropriate. I thought that the baby looked a little naughty as well as slightly retarded so making a big mess on the top of the cake was probably best and also didn’t require too much technical skill or worry of messing it up. I was actually reasonably happy with the result and everyone really liked it. Another happy customer, just two more to cater for in the next week.

P.S. I apologise for the rubbish picture, I was rushing before I took it to work.

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6 Responses to “Baby blues”

  1. grace Says:

    “I tried to think of various things to put with the baby and considering it’s unfortunate appearance a pair of calipers and a wheelchair seemed most appropriate.”

    i laughed so loudly at this that i think i might’ve woken up my neighbors. absolutely hilarious, and quite true! even though the baby does look slightly demented, i think you did a great job. :)

  2. Deborah Says:

    I laughed so hard at your post! :) He doesn’t look retarded at all, but he does look like he’s up to no good! I think it’s awesome! :)

  3. Jo Says:

    It’s a cute baby!

  4. Rachel@fairycakeheaven Says:

    Hysterical!!!! The baby does look slightly…eh…”touched” but in a good way I think. Love the cake, really cute though

  5. Ruth E Says:

    I love this cake!!!!! He really does look rather mischievous!

  6. Jen Says:

    I’m trying to laugh silently at work, hilarious.

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