I made this cake for a little boy’s birthday celebration party who loves everything related to Curious George.
Fondant was not a decorating option in this case, so I used it only for a board covering and message cut-outs. For everything else I went with freshly made marzipan instead – just a little bit over a kilo :) All these bananas, as well as the monkey, were glued to a buttercream frosting while it was still soft. The cake itself was chocolate-banana, filled with whipped milk chocolate ganache.
June 26, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Vera, not only is that cake simply adorable, but you are SO talented it’s unreal. I wish you lived nearby so I could order some of your amazing creations! Can’t wait to see your Bakewell (if you participated this month :))
June 26, 2009 at 5:07 pm
OMG! This is so amazing! I had to show my partner Brent and the first thing he said was…why don’t you make me things like that? Great job!
June 26, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Thanks to all again!
Jeni, the bananas were hand-shaped; I didn’t mention any molds :)
June 26, 2009 at 1:27 pm
This so so cute! I love the coloring on each of the bananas! well done!
what kind of mold did you mention that you made your bananas out of?
June 26, 2009 at 5:26 am
That’s so cute!!
June 26, 2009 at 1:50 am
that is FANTASTIC!!! WOW!!!
June 25, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Thank you, guys, for your kind comments! I’m very much obliged!
Anda, yes, I made this monkey.
Hanaa, the whole process of baking and decorating was stretched over several days. Just to mold these bananas it took me a few hours :)
June 25, 2009 at 5:10 pm
cool…you are a real guru of baking and creativity
June 25, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Ahahahaah! All honesty I think this is one of the coolest cakes I have ever seen! WELL DONE YOU!!!
June 25, 2009 at 11:33 am
You are so good with this, Vera. :)
June 25, 2009 at 3:20 am
That’s beautiful. I’m in love with it. Now the cake has me speechless. Can’t thing of anything else to say! :)
June 24, 2009 at 11:26 pm
OMG!!!! which kid wouldnt fall in the love with this cake!!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 11:23 am
I just found your site..amazing cakes anad goodies..I am going to try your cupcake receipe as one of the shops in south Surrey charges $6.50 for six..thanks again
June 24, 2009 at 8:24 am
Wow, Vera, you’re amazing. I love it!!!
I have to ask… how long did it take you to decorate the cake?
June 24, 2009 at 6:37 am
Im speechless…its so perfect! You should be making these cakes for money!
June 24, 2009 at 12:36 am
Oh my God!!!! This is just soooooo lovely! One question: did you also make the monkey?
June 23, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Amazing!! Just amazing!!
June 23, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Thank you, everyone, for such lovely comments! I do appreciate it greatly!
Astrid, yes, I made the marzipan myself. I posted the recipe sometime ago.
June 23, 2009 at 5:24 pm
That cake is AMAZING!!!
June 23, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Adorable! The marzipan decorations are amazing.
June 23, 2009 at 2:06 pm
This is just about the sweetest cake I’ve ever seen. Look at all that detail! The tiny little bananas are incredible. Lovely and amazing work.
June 23, 2009 at 1:44 pm
adorable cake!
June 23, 2009 at 12:38 pm
absolutely wonderful!!!!
June 23, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Ohh wow! The cake is quite possibly one of the cutest I’ve seen! and marzipan too! Tastes soo much better than fondant!
June 23, 2009 at 11:59 am
OMG..that is like the cutest cake I have ever seen!
June 23, 2009 at 11:11 am
How did you do that !!!!! Stunning !!!!!!
I want the same cake for my birthday ^^
June 23, 2009 at 10:46 am
Love it! Draganan shared this post with me. Amazing job.
June 23, 2009 at 10:21 am
Amazing! That’s not a cake, it’s a sculpture, how can anyone cut it?
June 23, 2009 at 9:47 am
Stunning!! Are we ever going to see you on Food Network Challenges Vera.. because you rock!
June 23, 2009 at 9:00 am
Incredible! The bananas look so real. You are truly an artist.
June 23, 2009 at 8:58 am
Wow– what else can I say? I love that you used marzipan, which I think is delicious, instead of fondant for the decorations.
June 23, 2009 at 8:27 am
My goodness! I didn’t know you could make such sculptural decorations with marzipan! Did you make the marzipan yourself? It’s absolutely stunning.
June 23, 2009 at 8:08 am
Beautiful!
June 23, 2009 at 6:46 am
too cute of a cake
June 23, 2009 at 6:31 am
Amazing work! And those bananas- wow wow wow!
June 23, 2009 at 5:47 am
What a lovely cake!!! Those bananas look so yummy!!!
June 23, 2009 at 5:44 am
That is totally super cute! Love the big stack of bananas!!
June 23, 2009 at 5:31 am
WOW what a gorgeous cake! The detail is incredible!
June 23, 2009 at 5:03 am
OMG….beautiful cake!!! You are really talented!!!!
June 23, 2009 at 3:33 am
So absolutely adorable! And you can’t go wrong with that flavor of cake either.
June 23, 2009 at 3:13 am
This is AMAZING! My niece would LOVE it… if only I had a tenth of the talent you do!
June 23, 2009 at 3:10 am
SO IMPRESSIVE!!!
June 23, 2009 at 1:47 am
Wow! That looks amazing, even the bananas have those brown streaks! I’m loving the little peeled open bananas
June 23, 2009 at 1:08 am
Wow! this is absolutely fantastic… this is possibly the best cake I have ever seen……
June 22, 2009 at 11:52 pm
That is such a COOL cake – what a lucky lad. Marzipan tastes a little nicer than fondant too. YUM.
June 22, 2009 at 11:41 pm
That may very well be the cutest cake I’ve ever seen! Well done!
June 22, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Wow, that cake look fabulous! Really stunning!
Cheers,
Rosa
June 22, 2009 at 11:16 pm
What an unbelievably cute cake! :)
June 22, 2009 at 10:24 pm
amaaaazing!
June 22, 2009 at 10:08 pm
gosh….brilliant.
just look at those bananas….they r so real….