Baptism Basket Cake

This cake was made for a boy baptism. I have to admit working with buttercream can either work with you or work against you. I searched online for a few tutorials to make the basket weave pattern and I think I did an ok job for a first time novice. Next time Im going to buy the basketweave mat and shape it out of fondant.

Thanks for looking..

Lightning McQueen and Mater birthday Cake

The following cake was made for a special friend that wanted to surprise her nephew who was turning the Big 3. The cake has mcqueen and mater. Mater was made from chocolate fondant very nice and tasty but doesnt seem to hold up well when not in the fridge.. I also made a number 3 shaped out of black fondant and covered the outline of the cake with blue fondant and rim of red fondant. The cake is sour cream vanilla cake with a middle chocolate layer and creme patisserie filling. One thing I have come to discover that when making a layer cake sometimes a buttercream filling is best...