Baby blues
I wanted to make a cake for my friend who was going off on maternity leave last week so I thought I would try and make a baby out of sugar paste and put various baby paraphernalia around it to jazz it up a bit. When I made the baby I somehow managed to make it look like it had mild learning difficulties and having run out of time, couldn’t really remedy the situation. I tried to think of various things to put with the baby and considering it’s unfortunate appearance a pair of calipers and a wheelchair seemed most appropriate. I thought that the baby looked a little naughty as well as slightly retarded so making a big mess on the top of the cake was probably best and also didn’t require too much technical skill or worry of messing it up. I was actually reasonably happy with the result and everyone really liked it. Another happy customer, just two more to cater for in the next week.
P.S. I apologise for the rubbish picture, I was rushing before I took it to work.
May 21st, 2008 at 8:56 am
“I tried to think of various things to put with the baby and considering it’s unfortunate appearance a pair of calipers and a wheelchair seemed most appropriate.”
i laughed so loudly at this that i think i might’ve woken up my neighbors. absolutely hilarious, and quite true! even though the baby does look slightly demented, i think you did a great job.
May 21st, 2008 at 11:52 am
I laughed so hard at your post!
He doesn’t look retarded at all, but he does look like he’s up to no good! I think it’s awesome! 
May 21st, 2008 at 8:48 pm
It’s a cute baby!
May 21st, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Hysterical!!!! The baby does look slightly…eh…”touched” but in a good way I think. Love the cake, really cute though
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I love this cake!!!!! He really does look rather mischievous!
May 29th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I’m trying to laugh silently at work, hilarious.