Halo birthday cake

Beautiful, hand-painted card from Joscelyne Who doesn't love birthdays? I know some people say they hate getting older, and they don't like all the fuss, but I love birthdays; I always have. I love feeling special and spoiled, and the way my mama treated birthdays while I was growing up always made me feel that way. There was just something so nice about my childhood birthdays, like not having to do any chores, and getting to make all of the important decisions about how my day would be…

Yes, really.

I was asked to make this Halo Helmet Cake and I had so much fun, I decided to share a sort of photo tutorial with all those who are interested. The first thing I got was some good reference. Always key with any shaped cake. Luckily I found a great photo showing all sides of the helmet. I’m going to assume you already know how to bake cakes and have a general understanding of sculpting/shaping a cake. If not, this may not be the tutorial for you but maybe you’ll learn a thing or too by seeing…

I was asked to make this Halo Helmet Cake and I had so much fun, I decided to share a sort of photo tutorial with all those who are interested. The first thing I got was some good reference. Always key with any shaped cake. Luckily I found a great photo showing all sides of the helmet. I’m going to assume you already know how to bake cakes and have a general understanding of sculpting/shaping a cake. If not, this may not be the tutorial for you but maybe you’ll learn a thing or too by seeing…