The only thing difficult about this cake was the crown. I found a paper template on Red Ted Art that resembled the Crown Royal crown and used that as a starting point.
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I cut out the head band section from gum paste and propped it on a canister to dry.
Next I made the red section that goes inside the crown. I covered a foam half ball in some red fondant. I also set the half ball on a circular piece of Styrofoam to give it additional height.
For the flaps/feathers/petals (not sure what they are called) that stretch from head band to the top of the red ball, I cut each one individually and glued one end to the head band and one end to the top of the red ball. I molded some aluminium foil to match the arc that I needed in the flaps and placed it under the flap while the gum paste dried. (Note: for the "glue" is mix gum paste with water till it forms a glue-like paste.)
For the top part of the crown I covered a little foam ball with gum paste and stuck it on the top. Once everything was dry, I painted the crown with Roxy & Rich edible gold luster dust.
I made some gems from red and green colored Isomalt and a gem shaped candy mold. I glued them to the crown using melted white chocolate.
The cake itself was red velvet which I carved in a rough pillow shape. I really couldn't carve too much detail into the cake because my red velvet cake is so soft and crumbly. The cake was filled and crumb-coated in cream cheese frosting, covered in white chocolate ganache, and then covered in green-tinted fondant.
For the trim on the cake I used Satin Ice Gold Shimmer fondant and my trusty Food Safe Extruder. The extruder has special "disks" that let me form the rope shape. I used two different sizes of rope and the "string" shaped disk to make the strings of the tassel. For the circular shaped piece I used a Wooden Stamp Set to push the pattern into the fondant, and then I used a metal piping tip to cut out the shape. I cut the Crown Royal words out of the same Shimmer fondant using a paper template. As a final step I painted the Shimmer fondant with some edible gold lust dust to give it a little more shine.
So here is the finished cake. I hope the bride and groom like it, and I hope the kids at the party enjoy the strawberry and apple flavored gems. For some reason the kids in my family always try to EAT the toppers. I tell them that gum paste taste gross, but they want to try it for themselves. Strange creatures.
Carol
Supply List:
Wilton Gum Paste
Foam Half Ball 4.5"
Fondarific Red Fondant
Multipack Foam Ball
Roxy & Rich Edible Gold Luster Dust
Isomalt
Candy Mold
Satin Ice Gold Shimmer
Food Safe Extruder
Wooden Stamp Set
