Aloha Baby Shower Cake

The is an Aloha Baby Shower Cake that I made for a friend of my niece.  I was a little disappointed in the overall look of the cake and especially in the pink ombre effect.  The blending just didn't look right. 

I don't know where I went wrong.  I stacked my different shades of pink.

And then scraped and blended everything with my bench scraper.  I kept adding color and taking it away, but it just didn't look right.  I guess I should have airbrushed the cake to get the look I was after.

But I did like the baby sandals that I made.  They came out kind of cute.

I just found a pattern and used it to cut out the gum paste.  Super easy to make.

So not my best cake, but not my worst.

Happy Decorating,

Carol