This is my attempt to recreate a girl’s favorite toy in a cake form for her 3rd birthday. I don’t exactly know why this creature turned out looking so sad. Maybe the fact that I was making it at 2AM is the reason… I didn’t want to incorporate too much coloring into the cake itself. So instead I covered the cake board with green fondant grass and planted some bright flowers.
Inside is the rich chocolate pound cake filled with seedless raspberry jam and Swiss buttercream.
Happy Birthday, Isabella!
March 31, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Deeba, dear, thank you so much for your words!
March 29, 2009 at 6:56 am
Sorry I’ve been busy & have missed out on this adoreable little fellow Vera. I wish I was 3 again…this is just TOO PRECIOUS! You work magic with your fingers!
March 27, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Thank you, guys, very much for your comments! You are too kind :)
March 27, 2009 at 10:04 pm
wow this hippo is just too cute! what a lucky child Isabella is!
March 27, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Cute seems to have no boundaries here – I absolutely adore that you did it in the lightest shade of pink – it makes it even more special and that rear end shot – perfecto!!!
March 27, 2009 at 3:53 pm
That is such a cute cake. I really enjoy cake decorating and have seen so many great ideas lately!
March 26, 2009 at 9:29 pm
That’s the cutest hippo I’ve ever seen. Isabella must have been one very happy little girl.
March 26, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Terrific! I adore her! You are one talented lady x
March 25, 2009 at 9:04 pm
A.M., the head is very large and heavy, it wasn’t possible to “stick it out”.
Christy, thank you very much!
Nicisme, thank you! The birthday girl is not my daughter, just one of my clients :)
Tracy, thank you very much!
Sophie, thank you! Somehow pink is very popular among girls :)
Rita, thank you!
March 25, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Soooooooooooo adorable!
March 25, 2009 at 11:37 am
That is so cute, I love that it’s pink :).
March 25, 2009 at 9:17 am
This cake is adorable! I don’t think it looks sad at all. Love the cake board too
March 25, 2009 at 7:21 am
How cute! Happy birthday to your daughter!
March 25, 2009 at 3:18 am
Waaay too cute to be eaten. I agree with Y in saying that maybe she looks so sad because she’s going to be eaten! Great work!
March 25, 2009 at 1:18 am
A very delicious sounding cake.
I think the hippo looks so sad because of the angle of the face. I think if the muzzle(?) part were sticking OUT instead of down, it wouldn’t appear to have such a long face. But maybe that’s how the toy originally looks?
March 24, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Tremendous thank you to everyone who left a comment! I am deeply touched, thank you for your kind words!
Anne, Kate, I would be happy to make a birthday cake for you both :)
March 24, 2009 at 5:12 pm
It’s ADORABLE!!!
I didn’t even noticed that it looked sad until you mentioned it.
Don’t worry still looks so CUTE!
March 24, 2009 at 1:16 pm
adorable. save the rump for me. :)
March 24, 2009 at 11:10 am
Smart thinking about using colours on the cake board.
I bet the little girl loved the cake!
March 24, 2009 at 8:57 am
How fun. It’s just too cute to eat.
March 24, 2009 at 6:54 am
What an adorable cake! Sad hippo or not, you’ve done such a gorgeous job! Cake making is a lot of work but you always turn out beautiful creations every time!
March 24, 2009 at 12:52 am
awww! she’s very cute ^_^
March 23, 2009 at 9:41 pm
That cake looks sooo adorable…any 3 year olds dream:)
March 23, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Oh my, this is too cute to be eaten… :D
March 23, 2009 at 2:12 pm
You did great Vera! And that shot from behind is soo cute :)
March 23, 2009 at 1:35 pm
adorable!
March 23, 2009 at 12:54 pm
oh its adorable. ! you re great its so cute!
March 23, 2009 at 7:57 am
That is gorgeous Vera!
March 23, 2009 at 7:38 am
That is just TOO AMAZING!
March 23, 2009 at 7:09 am
Vera- the hippo’s face might look a little bit sad but no one could help but smile when looking at the little tail! The cake sounds delicious too.
March 23, 2009 at 5:45 am
Oh, please… will you make my birthday cake? You must have fun doing it, even at 2 AM – as your figure cakes always come out so charmingly.
Kate
March 23, 2009 at 5:01 am
I’ll never be able to make a such perfect work! lovely!
March 23, 2009 at 4:41 am
impressive! so cute, too.
March 23, 2009 at 3:58 am
OK, my birthday is on december 3rd and I love…frogs ! Lol !
I don’t think the hippo looks sad, I think it looks surprised, like “why do you take a picture of me?”.By the way Isabella is a very lucky little girl.
Cheers,
Anne
March 23, 2009 at 2:31 am
So gorgeous! I love the base too.
March 22, 2009 at 11:29 pm
What a lovely cake, she’s just too cute to be eaten!
March 22, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Oh my goodness that is incredible! You are so talented and that hippo is absolutely adorable!
March 22, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Vera, this cake is just precious! I never knew a hippo could look so cute. What a wonderful cake!!
March 22, 2009 at 10:09 pm
That’s such an awesome cake! Very pretty and perfect looking! I love that Hippo!!! I’d love to have one of these for my own B’day…
Cheers,
Rosa
March 22, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Maybe she looks sad because she’s about to be eaten! :D The little ribbon and the tail are such cute details!
March 22, 2009 at 10:06 pm
that is just adorable!!
March 22, 2009 at 10:04 pm
That is soooo cute. Looks just like the Hippo my husband gave me many years ago that we just found in the back of a closet today!