Morgan

Our niece, Morgan, graduated from high school this year and asked me to make the cake for her party. Morgan holds 17 World Jump Roping Titles.  We are VERY PROUD of her!!! 

I first molded the torso of gumpaste and allowed it to dry for several weeks as it would be the main support for the rest of the figure.  (I used a 20 gauge wire to insert the holes needed to attach the arms, and then into the trunk of the torso to attach the legs.)

After a few weeks I molded the legs and arms.  The arms were bent into position and dried on a block of foam rubber for a few days.  The legs were bent and attached immediately. The separation in the two pieces will be filled in when the legs are dry.

After a week of drying the legs, I then filled in around the base of the torso with gumpaste.  I also filled in any dents made while handling and attached the support arm.  The wire extending from the hand with be inserted into the cake to hold the figure in place.

                                                              One last arm to attached.

Once the whole figure is dry, I sand it using a Dremel tool to remove any seams from molding.   The face is painted and hair and clothes finish off the figure.

This cake was baked in the Fat Daddios Triangle pans.  The bottom tier was Chocolate with Fudge and the top two tiers were White with Raspberry Compote.  It was frosting in buttercream and trimmed in fondant.  The white roses were gumpaste.

This is Morgan!!! She is amazing with a jumprope, and we all had a wonderful time at her celebration.