let them eat cake!

one of my niece's boyfriend came home from a tour in Afghanistan and we had a welcome home party for him. i was asked to make the cake.....and i am STILL being thanked for this one. i think it turned out pretty amazing. it was a butter cake with a butter-cream frosting covered in fondant. the hat was made with cake and also a piece of styrofoam in order to keep it lightweight. the bill of the hat was made of cardboard but covered in fondant as well. i also cut out all the letters and sculpted the hat ornament out of fondant. 

here are some other cakes and confections i have made in the past

petite fours-2010

 wedding cake-about 1,000 leaves hand cut 
and formed out of fondant-2009

 a couple birthday cakes covered in fondant-2009