ALICE in WONDERLAND UNBIRTHDAY CAKE Tutorial: How to Carve Cakes w/ Vintage Piping & Fondant Toppers

Is it your birthday or your unbirthday today? "Precisely why we're gathered here to cheer!" I created this cake for my daughter's first birthday smash cake as part of her Alice in ONEderland birthday party last year. If you'd like to see the coordinating party cake, find it here:    • ALICE in WONDERLAND CAKE Tutorial: How to ...   RECIPES for cakes, buttercream, fondant: https://www.customcakesandcupcakes.co... I stacked three layers, and then carved them in a tapered style with a large serrated knife. I like to do this while the cake layers are still cold (I freeze my cake layers after baking to help them retain moisture). After it looked tapered enough, I crumb coated this like usual, just making sure my scraper was angled upward rather than flush with the cake board. I frosted this in pink after letting the crumb coat set up in the fridge in the same shade as Alice's cake in the movie. I also allowed this time to set up in the fridge, and then I piped shells and spirals in the pattern of the cake from the movie. I did draw out the zigzags with a toothpick prior to piping this to keep it even. My fondant toppers were created with flower cutters and sugar pearls (these are all in the Amazon storefront here: http://www.amazon.com/shop/erin.cakes... ). The candle was created by rolling two ropes of fondant out - one purple, and one white, pushing a skewer through these, and then adding a sculpted teardrop shape on top. I allowed this to dry hard, and then painted on some orange flame detail. I used my marshmallow fondant recipe - you can find this and the full tutorial here:    • MARSHMALLOW FONDANT Recipe & Tutorial! How...   Here are the items I used: Amazon storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/erin.cakes... : Turntable Flower cutters ‪@wilton‬ sugar pearls ‪@wusthof1814‬ serrated knife Gel coloring Links: Website: http://www.customcakesandcupcakes.com Shop: http://www.custombakingbyerin.com DIY Kits: https://www.customcakesandcupcakes.co... TikTok:   / erin.cakesandcupcakes   Instagram:   / erin.cakesandcupcakes   Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/erin.cakes... Facebook:   / erin.cakesandcupcakes   Pinterest:   / erincakesandcupcakes   Twitter:   / erincakecupcake   Note: products purchased from links in this description may result in my earning a commission.