My niece's birthday was coming up . I was shocked when she asked me to make her cake, especially since her mom works at Albertson's where she could've chosen any of their many delicious and beautiful cakes.
She told me her theme was ladybugs and that she would like a 3D ladybug on here cake, not just one piped onto it. I was glad she had that kind of confidence in me.
So, I got to work a couple of days before the event on the ladybug. I used Wilton's ball mold for the body and a half of a cupcake for the head. I used a sharp boning knife to shape the half-ball into a sort of oval shape to more closely match the natural shape of a ladybug.
This was my result. I got many compliments. Little did the guests know that the sides of the top layer on which the ladybug rested were only decorated because I couldn't get a smooth finish! I used super-soft icing that just wouldn't stick! I got a little creative and incorporated the "grass" look into the design of the cake and at the same time solved the little problem I was having.
