We were asked to make Leyna's 2nd birthday cake and we were pretty excited because it was a Sully cake!
Check out Leyna's 1st birthday cake here!
The piping technique used for this cake gave Carmen quite the workout but in the end we absolutely loved how kitty turned out!
Shaping Sully's Face
We baked two 10 " purple vanilla cakes (requested) and stacked them on top of each other with a layer of vanilla buttercream between them.
We printed a picture of sully from the internet and used that as the template for the carving of sully's face. After the carving, our cake was about 9" in length and 5-6" high.
The Fur
We used a Wilton #233 Grass Tip and piped the fur starting from the base of the cake after we did a simple crumb coat. To make the fur look more realistic, do not pipe it in a straight line. Instead, the fur should be piped on randomly, allowing the buttercream layers to build on each other.
After piping on all the blue fur, add the fondant details (eyes, nose, mouth, horns) and you're done! Given Singapore's humid weather, we recommend doing the fondant details way ahead of time before you need to use them. Dalia did the fondant details 1 week in advance to give it enough time to dry and harden.
Tip: Let your fondant details dry out in an aircon room of about 18~20 degrees. Alternatively, if you are pressed for time, you can use an oven ( WITHOUT HEAT) with the fan on to dry out the fondant. Do not put it in the fridge because the condensation will melt the fondant almost immediately when you take it out!
Leyna's mom sent us a few photos from the party and we have to say her dessert table was absolutely gorgeous!
We had a blast making this cake and it brought back so many memories from the monster's Inc movie. Our favourite:
*cue waterworks* Dang it.
