More baking projects - Hermes cake

Birthday cake for my sister this time... I know she really likes the Hermes kelly bags, but I'll never be able to get her a real one ... so why not a cake? Everything went really smoothly for this cake project, one of the best experiences i've had. The only problem I had: my homemade gum paste was a little off-white, and i couldn't get my fondant coloured to match it. So I had to add tylose powder to my coloured fondant and make those bits all over again. They weren't as strong as the gumpaste ones though. Had to use the original handle I'd molded, so if you notice, it's a different colour from everything else.





Tiny cake in the front for my dad - he just finished his radiology treatments that same day. Used a different recipe for the buttercream .. it held up well in the humidity, but was really sweet. I think I'll try regular buttercream next time, and make sure the cake stays in an air-conditioned environment the whole time, and see how that holds up.

It looks ok from far, but up close you can see how messy it is! I'm always flinging cornstarch all over the place!! The gold lock is a on wonky too - the handle actually snapped (that fondant + tylose powder gumpaste really isn't strong... or maybe it's just because I didn't have time to dry it out over night)