Garfield Cake for Vivien

Garfield made from marshmallow fondant

Fondant decorations always give a very neat, clean and professional look to cakes. Because you can mold them and shape them according to templates, it's not too easy to screw it up. And even if you do, it's pretty easy to repair!

However, the thing I do not like about fondant is that it is made almost entirely out of sugar. It tastes yuck - and you can't refrigerate it as it'll sweat when you take it out of the fridge. I usually tell people not to eat the cute doll on top of their cakes, unless they are looking for a sugar high.

But to make pretty little dolls and cartoon characters; fondant is still the way to go. So Garfield - you have no choice but to be fondant. Plus, making alphabets to spell out the names of the birthday girl is easier too, with the help of my alphabet cookie cutters :)

I love this picture! It looks so artsy! 

I traced an image out and cut out piece by piece and layered them one on top another. Garfield is relatively easy - only 4 colors needed; orange, yellow, white and black. Oh and a pink nose.

guess who?

I can't rely on my icing being yummy anymore - seeing that I encourage people to cut it off the cake, instead of eating it, I had to make the inside as yummy as possible. I sandwiched two butter cakes with melted chocolate, cream and Korean Strawberries! :) Yum yum...

Korean strawberries are the best strawberries in the world!!!! Seriously!!

Fondant done. Cake done. Now to put it together.... I faced a dilemma. The cream will melt if not refrigerated, but Garfield will sweat if refrigerated. I had to wait till the last hour to put them together.... I still stuck it back in the fridge anyway. A sweating Garfield is nothing compared to soured cream and strawberries!

Another submission to Made by You Mondays. You guys should check them out, they make the cutest things on the planet! :D