basketball cake - 625F

This was a coffee flavored cake with buttercream and marshmallow fondant. I used a threaded rod that went from under the board all the way through the ball. Ricecrispies covered amd carded to make the hand. Inside the ball about 1/3 of the bottom half there is a board holding the cake in place.

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Comment by Makememycake on February 18, 2013 at 6:43pm: Really really amazing!!! what a wonderful work, excellent!!

Comment by Shelly Franke on July 29, 2012 at 2:54pm: Thank you everyone. To answer a few questions..... The trick to keeping something up high and secure on a threaded rod is, use a bolt and a washer on both sides of the styrophome. The threaded rod is the key. The bolt goes first to keep it at the level you want, then the washer then the styrophome. Then another washer amd bolt. This keeps the styrophome sturdy and then pile the cakes on top, Carve and decorate. The fondant underneath the ball was really hard. If it wasn't for the texture you would be able to see the lines in the bottom. I just figured it out as I went. But I painfully put all those divots in that ball one at a time! I don't recommend it. I'm sure there is a better way. To serve it we just cut the ball in half and set it on a platter. Then served the other half. It was fun!

Comment by m.r.jensen on July 29, 2012 at 1:13am: This cake was my favorite. I'm sorry, it should have won. IMHO

Comment by Magdalena Visser on July 27, 2012 at 4:22pm: Your cake was beautiful. It was my husbands favorite all through the contest.

Comment by vee vazquez on July 25, 2012 at 8:58pm: wow nice job and well balanced you are very artisted. I really have to say your color and textured are very well balance. its a wonderful job.

Comment by Michelle Johnson on July 25, 2012 at 6:46pm: This is an amazing cake!

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on July 25, 2012 at 6:42pm: this cake is also a winner

Comment by Lorraine Stewart on July 18, 2012 at 4:39pm: Amazing..... You really deserve to win and I hope you do...

Comment by m.r.jensen on July 18, 2012 at 11:32am: Why is the bottom 1/3 of the cake (under the board) not slipping down the rod ?????

Comment by m.r.jensen on July 18, 2012 at 11:24am: I love this cake. How would you cut it?

The details in the hand & watch are amazing.

basketball cake - 625F

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