Over the HILL

Believe it or not, this was one of my first fondant cakes... well, that actually turned out WORTH posting to the public. This was also my first official cake that I was PAID to do!! When I was asked to do an "over the hill" cake, I was so torn with how to create a 'hill,' knowing that my experience level was not NEARLY advanced enough to cut a cake in the shape of a hill. Then I got the idea to make a standard 9" cake and use CUPCAKES on top to create a hill ! This idea worked out PERFECTLY and (in my opinion) looked a lot better than a lot of cakes that were supposed to look like hills, but instead looked like an awkward shaped blobs. I used my leftover fondant to make a little stick figure and ladder, to get the point across that it was supposed to be a hill! My favorite part of this cake is the frosting that I mixed to create the textured look of grass. Not only did the cake look cute, but it tasted amazing too!

I guess going over that hill isn't so bad...