#caking

These are some of the many steps that went into making this four layer 6” chocolate giraffe cake. I initially baked three layers and after stacking it decided that it wouldn’t be tall enough, so baked a fourth layer and added that to the stack. Filled and crumb coated it all in chocolate buttercream and then iced it in a pale yellow vanilla buttercream. The brown fondant is chocolate. I had to cut out all of the spots. I didn’t have a cutter but used a combination of a circle and square cutter to achieve the look. Then I made the snout components and then the eyes. The ears and horns I freehanded and then put them in the oven with the light on to dry overnight. Thankfully, that seems to have done the trick. Fresh flowers, and voila! A pretty giraffe for my SIL’s bday. If I had to do this again, I think I would charge $300! I made this one for her just because I love her. ❤️

This little present also serves me nice as practice, since I'm still trying to figure out how to draw chibis.

So it appears that Puddinte is a more mournful Gochizo. The people you love won't always be here, and sometimes they'll be ripped away from you, but you can keep them alive in your heart as long as you remember them.

ITS FINALLY DONE!!