Follow the Yellow Brick Road

OK, we know Tuesday has passed so we are a day late, but we wanted to write about the fantastic cake we made for a client today.  The client came in to us on Saturday wanting a cake with red ruby slippers for a little movie her daughter loved named The Wizard of Oz!  Well, we are HUGE fans of the movie.  Victoria and I always seemed to catch this movie every year on television in December as we put up our Christmas tree.  Timing was always funny, it seemed that no matter when we bought the tree, early or late December every year, this movie happened to be on television the night we decorated the tree.  So we have very fond memories of The Wizard of Oz and the famous yellow brick road!

The client was not as familiar with the movie, but her daughter really wanted ruby red slippers.  So we told her not to worry, we would make her daughter proud.  We knew she had to have the yellow brick road on the cake and thought it would be fun to add in the grass and flowers all around, after all, Munchkinland is beautiful and colorful.  We also knew we had to craft the ruby slippers and flowers early so that they would have time to dry and set.  This morning, we came in to ice and decorate the cake and add some embellishments.  In order to create the yellow brick road, we took a sheet of yellow fondant and found a handy little brick impression to make it look authentic.  We then cut it and laid it down on the cake.  We piped green grass all around it and added in the sugar flowers and two large ones to write Happy Birthday Margaret for the special birthday girl.
We had a fun time making this cake today.  I just wish I could put up my Christmas tree tonight and watch it, but I may have to settle for some good a buttery popcorn, followed by a really big chocolate chunk cookie!  Well, we are off to create some more treats in the kitchen.  And when Victoria and I recuperate from the hundreds of cupcakes for cupcake weddings this weekend, I am sure we will have some more fun stories to share!  In the mean time, please visit us at either location for a complimentary cupcake in honor of our busy weekend through Friday, May 6.