Is making a cake!
This year I was fortunate enough to participate in our community theatre's production of Elf, the musical. We wrapped the show this past weekend and had a potluck cast party.
And what does an amateur baker bring to a cast party potluck? A buddy the elf cake of course!
I started by making Buddy out of fondant.
I knew I wanted to make the cake look like Buddy's outfit. I made a two tier, chocolate with chocolate cream whipped filling (8 in and 6 in). I covered them in a crumb coat and then green fondant. I added a yellow triangle on the bottom tier and covered the seams with rolls of green fondant. The top layer got a black belt, yellow buckle, and white collar. I used yellow dust to look like the embroidery on the jacket.
My husband made a cone for me out of posterboard. I covered it in green fondant, added a yellow stripe and a red feather, then gently placed it on top of the cake.
I also made an etch-a-sketch, two fondant trees, and a bowl of spaghetti.
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| Buddy with his breakfast spaghetti |
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| Buddy and his etch-a-sketch |
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| Etch-a-sketch and bowl of spaghetti |
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| Buddy. |
