Baby Converse

Last night I was paroosing around the internet and came across You-Tuber, "fairytalecakes" who inspired to me to make these absolutely precious baby converse using gumpaste and fondant. This is the first figure I've made using a pattern. www.CakeCentral.com is an excellent resource for patterns of all shapes and sizes. If you are doing a small number of sugar decorations, like a pair of shoes, then I would definitely use a pattern again. I can't wait for either another baby shower or 1st birthday so I can make these again!

First 3D Figures (Fondant)

 

I made the dress to match the dress of the mother-to-be and her little pug "Snickers". This is my first stab at figures and while I feel pretty good about it, I realized that I either have to use tylose or rice crispy treats (RKT)in order for her to keep her shape. She began to slouch and look much heavier than I wanted. I used food coloring gel to paint her dress and topped it off with a pair of Tory Burch flats.

I am teaching myself how to make characters out of fondant. My first character will be a trendy pregnant woman which will top a baby shower cake May 9, 2009.