Well, this was my first ‘carved’ cake, though not my first in 3D. It came out beautifully, if a little bit creepy. This was created for a Scorpio who was celebrating a November birthday.
A 3D Scorpion Birthday Cake
Side View of Scorpion Cake
The cake in the “base” was vanilla, with a vanilla buttercream filling, and the scorpion himself was also vanilla cake covered with fondant. The tail is made of fondant blocks, and the sand is made from graham crumbs. In retrospect, I didn’t give him the proper number of legs (it’s 8 PLUS claws, not including!) but nobody but me noticed 
I love this little cake. In the pictures it’s hard to tell but this would only serve around 10 people. I was able to turn this guy around in one business day, so it was an all-around win for me!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Oops, deleted your comment by accident Ken but thanks
November 30th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Then I will comment again. Amazing cake! You should have your own Food Network or TLC show.
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