Happy 70th

Men can be hard to make cakes for, they don't like flowers and swirls, bling and sparkle. Safe bets can be alcohol, sports or technology but failing these, as a broad category, ideas can be hard to come by.

This cake was ordered by a friend for her father's 70th and I was given free rein on design (which can be both a blessing and a curse). I have been spending alot of time recently mulling over bas- relief designs and decided to try to incorporate the concept into my design. I'm happy with what I came up with. I used a combination of fondant and royal icing to achieve the raised elements. The cake is marble mud with milk choc ganache.