Sorry, this is not the post I promised. I still don’t have time for a lengthy post. I’ve been doing a lot of cake decorating lately. It’s a time consuming but also a quite satisfying activity. This particular one was made for a boy (a young man, I should probably say) turning his twenty. I was told he’s into martial arts and graphics. His nick name is Tiger, and that’s an animal I was supposed to represent in a cake-form somehow. Since the birthday boy already passed the Winnie the Pooh age (pity… I love Tigger), I had to find more of an adult-oriented solution. This fondant appliqué took me longer than I expected due to the curvy shapes. Well, live and learn… The hieroglyph on the side means “tiger” in Chinese Characters (I think a Japanese character with the same meaning is very similar to it). I thought it would be appropriate considering the boy’s interest in martial arts. I tried to copy the symbol precisely (I know you have to be careful with Asian letterings); I just hope it didn’t get misspelled during the process.
Under the fondant was a Devil’s chocolate cake filled with strawberry jam and bittersweet sourcream ganache.
March 15, 2014 at 7:01 pm
Awesome awesome cake! I too am doing a tiger cake and the birthday girl LOVES the tiger in this. Please tell us where you got this stencil. Pleeeeeaaaase?????
March 11, 2014 at 5:38 am
Hello….. My son and I love this cake, thank you for sharing. I’m going to attempt to paint (with chocolate) a tiger face for my sons birthday cake. I’m very nervous as I only get one chance. Did you use a stencil and if you did would you be willing to share it?
Kind regards,
Victoria
March 10, 2014 at 3:01 am
Bonjour,
Bravo pour ce magnifique gâteaux !!!! il est vraiment superbe . J’aimerais en reproduire un pour l’anniversaire de mon frère, pourriez vous m’explique la technique pour dessiner le motif du tigre et avoir un résultat aussi net et propre ????
Merci par avance
February 1, 2014 at 8:10 am
I’m with Tara, where did you find this stencil? Wonderful Job!
May 28, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Where did you find this stencil? This is perfect for a tiger graduation cake I am making.
June 9, 2012 at 4:35 am
Wow, fantastic doesn’t cut it.! I’m going to try and make it for my son’s birthday. Did you use a template or picture? If so, is there any link to it? Thanks, it’s amazing!
September 14, 2011 at 7:03 am
very detail and cute… thumbs up
March 30, 2011 at 5:56 am
it remember me a song; I learned it at school when I was young : “I’ve got a tiger, I found him in the street, He looks very hugry, and he wanted to eat….etc….etc..
Beautiful, just beautiful!
February 22, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Never thought you might imagine using this method
June 17, 2010 at 1:04 am
Hello, I love the Toy Story movies, very good movie!
August 25, 2009 at 2:33 pm
WOW!! You are so skilled and creative. How I’d love to cake decorate, but alas I’m no artist.
August 16, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Amazing! Absolutely flawless! And as a chinese, I can confirm that you nailed the chinese character for tiger, which is pretty complex ;)
August 14, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Wow!! Its stunning, so clever and striking
August 12, 2009 at 3:18 am
You seem to be so good at everything creative. That’s one handsome tiger on that cake. Though I love “Tigger” too. :)
August 8, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Oh that is AWESOME! I can imagine that tiger took ages to do… lots of detailed cutting to do there. And in fondant too boot.
Nice work!
August 8, 2009 at 9:33 am
That is probably the very coolest cake I’ve ever seen – my boys would go nuts over that!
August 5, 2009 at 3:19 am
This cake decoration is just unbelievable in its graphical layout and coloring. It is a piece of art.
August 4, 2009 at 11:45 pm
OMG baking obsession is my new obsession!
I found you through pigpigscorner as a fellow awardee. woooo!
Love to find new blogs – especially one as stunning as this. I am not much a baker but i have pulled of a couple wedding cakes. I may hone my insights here.
August 4, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Your tiger cake looks divine! Sublime!
really georgous!!
August 4, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Thank you so much, guys, for your comments! You do make my day!
Леночка, спасибо большое! Мне гораздо привычнее менее официальное обращение на “ты” :)
Pigpigscorner, thank you very much for the award! I am flattered indeed!
August 4, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Stunning! Very sophisticated design. So clean, so neat, so perfect looking. Wow!
August 4, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Hi vera, would like to pass this Kreativ Blogger award to you! http://www.pigpigscorner.com/2009/08/leftovers-risotto-award.html
August 4, 2009 at 5:33 am
As always Vera, great job! Very clean and impressive :)
August 4, 2009 at 4:27 am
WOWOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 3, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Вера, потрясающе!! Я подозреваю, ко всем прочим талантам, Вы еще и художница :) У Вас очень богатая фантазия и удивительный профессионализм для home baker. Вам определенно стоит поменять профессию – талант дается не каждому :) Удачи Вам!
August 3, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Thank you so much, everyone, for the comments! You are too kind!
August 3, 2009 at 8:04 pm
AMAZING!! You did such a great job on this cake; the fondant cut-outs are so clean and precise. I love it!
August 3, 2009 at 12:52 pm
This is cool, Vera. :)
August 3, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Amazing, Vera. You did a marvelous job. Love it!!!
August 3, 2009 at 11:12 am
That is one classy cake. Well done!
August 3, 2009 at 10:56 am
WOW – that is an amazing-looking cake!!!
August 3, 2009 at 10:20 am
You are so talented…just amazing!!
August 3, 2009 at 10:13 am
the fondatn decorations look just perfect!!!
August 3, 2009 at 8:47 am
Gobsmacked. How effective & dramatic that is Vera. Hide it from my daughter…please! She’s gonna want something just like this, with a dragon for her birthday in Jan.This is stunning stuff, & perfect! WOW!
August 3, 2009 at 7:28 am
so…not only is the decoration amazing (bravo), but the cake itself sounds wonderful! i love strawberries and chocolate together!
August 3, 2009 at 6:55 am
Very cool!
August 3, 2009 at 6:51 am
Wow, classy!
August 3, 2009 at 6:02 am
OMG it’s beautiful!
August 3, 2009 at 5:56 am
Wow! It’s so perfect! I think I’d be afraid to cut such a beauty open!
August 3, 2009 at 5:53 am
Vera, Bumped into BAKING OBSESSION accidentally and belive it or not I’m kinda glued to ur site drooling at all the goodies, its mind bogling. The cake is fantabulous and i’m wondering if the birthday boy will feel like cutting it. I agree with Y the black and white effect is just perfect. Cheers.
August 3, 2009 at 5:51 am
Vera, I bumped into baking obsession accidentally and belive it or not I’m kinda glued to ur site drooling over all the goodies, its mind bogling. The cake is fantabulous and i’m wondering if the birthday boy will feel like cutting it. I agree with Y the black and white effect is just perfect. Cheers.
August 3, 2009 at 4:39 am
great craftmanship, love to get the template
August 3, 2009 at 2:53 am
You leave me breathless every time I visit your site! You should be sued! LOL! ;P Very pretty cake and yeah LUCKY birthday boy! :)
August 3, 2009 at 1:42 am
What an amazing cake! I love the effect of the black against the white.
August 3, 2009 at 1:26 am
Vera, this is absolutely amazing! Beautiful job!
August 3, 2009 at 1:16 am
Just stunning! I’m amazed at how clean, crisp, and graphically precise that tiger is!
August 3, 2009 at 12:44 am
Wow, this looks really great! Gorgeous!
August 3, 2009 at 12:19 am
Oh my, this looks amazing. The decoration of the tiger so neat and precise. Beautiful!
August 3, 2009 at 12:08 am
Wow, what a beauty! Perfect decorations!
Cheers,
Rosa