Thursday, January 21, 2010

Camera (Lumix GF1) Cake

I made this cake for my boss' friend's birthday.  Initially i wanted to have the camera-cake standing up but i was worried if the 'lens' of the cake could hold up even with dowels..esp. when the chocolate cake i baked was quite soft.  After much thought, i decided to lie the cake flat...that way i don't have to worry about the lens not holding up. :)  I modeled this cake after my own camera. :)

Cake is made of Devil's Food Cake, Chocolate Buttercream & Chocolate Ganache.  I'm quite happy with this cake. Although it is not 100% perfect, at least it is what i had in mind.  My "paint-writing" needs major improvement...LOL!

TOP VIEW OF CAKE





BACK VIEW OF CAKE




FRONT VIEW OF CAKE


27 comments:

Lois B said...

Well done; what amazing detail!

Michel-lee said...

Fantastic. I love the strap.

Vicki said...

Wow Faithy! This is beyond amazing. How long did this take to make?

ButterYum said...

Wowwie-wow-wow-wow! I love, love, love your cake. Amazing!!!! I can only imagine all the time and effort you put into it.

:)
ButterYum
PS - my camera is a Lumix ;).

Tracy said...

Wow, I love the detail! Beautiful cake!!

Mireya said...

Not perfect? Are you kidding me - this looks amazing!!!

Hanaâ said...

Wow!!! I love the detail on the cake. You're amazing, Faithy!

Barbara Bakes said...

You did an amazing job! My husband thought it was a real camera.

Sarah, Maison Cupcake said...

That's so cool, well done. I bet they loved it.

NancyB said...

Really cool cake!

Anncoo said...

WOW! This is Amazing!! Looks so real *-*

Mendy said...

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Wow! Well done! :)

Jacqueline Butler said...

Hi Faithy! LOVE this cake! The details are incredible...I can't imagine how long it took you to make..amazing work!

faithy, the baker said...

Thanks so much everyone for your lovely and kind comments! I really appreciate it! :D

@Vicki: took me 7 hours to frost and decorate the cake (not including baking time..since i have only 1 oven that can only take in 1 pan at a time..)

@Jacqueline: Thank you! You & Juanita are my inspiration!

youfei said...

Hi!

The cake looks really amazing and the details are v v well painted! =D

Nicola said...

Faithy, you are completely amazing!

And, um, has anyone ever accused you of being a perfectionist? Because, seriously, this cake is A-mazing. Definitely not a "could do better".

Such a labour of love at over 7 hours!
I hope the audience was duly impressed.

tracieMoo said...

Gosh. You've got me good. I thought it was a new camera you were blogging about! You've got a great blog! :)

faithy, the baker said...

Thank you Youfei, Nicola & Tracie! :)

Monica said...

I'm with Mireya.. for it not to be PERFECT.. it looks pretty amazing!

Y said...

Amazing! The details, oh the details!

Blessed Homemaker said...

This looks so real!!

Sinful Southern Sweets said...

Fabulous detail! Nice Job!

faithy, the baker said...

Thank you Monica, Y(Lemonpi), Blessed Homemaker & Sinful Southern Sweets. :)

Karen said...

Love the detailing on this cake.You have done a Gr8 Job.

Rozanne said...

Awesome job Faithy! The cake is amazing. You are so talented.

edith said...

Wow Faithy your cake is really nice. I once tried using a chiffon cake but my fondant collapsed. :(

faithy, the baker said...

Thank you Karen, Rozanne & Edith! :)