On top of the world....

This is the cake I made for my sister's 21st last year (I figure I might as well revisit old cakes in between current projects). I love making cakes for family because I get total design discretion (sometimes I take it, even when it isn't given).  This cake was a combination of at least four or five techniques that I had seen and was dying to try.

This gorgeous topsy turvy is a combination of cherry-ripe, jaffa and choc-peppermint muds - great flavour selections - all smothered in rich chocolate ganache mmmmmmmmmmm. I would have preferred a little more tilt on each tier - but overall I think it came together well. My favourite part is the globe, I so enjoyed making it, I've been thinking about how I can incorporate spheres into more cake designs ever since. It was also my first time doing the quilting design - so glad I first did this on a family cake - learnt a lot of things!

The topper is my sister - dressed as she was at her party holding a freakishly coloured cocktail. I love doing personalised toppers :)

She's got the the whole world.......at her feet........