This circus cake has to be my favorite design I’ve made so far! I love the color combination, and how the overall look is pulled together from top to bottom. The client had approached me needing a circus-themed cake for her son’s 4th birthday, and I responded with several designs I found online that I could simulate. Most of the time, clients send me photos of how they want their cake to look like, but this time I had free reign! The client ended up choosing a design similar to that of this final cake, however, the bottom tier is the only part that looks the same. I like being able to have a picture for inspiration, but have room to make my own design decisions on-the-fly. The birthday boy preferred a lion cake topper, so I sculpted that first. This was the first time that I ever sculpted an animal, and I really liked the way it turned out! So much that I wanted to keep it! But of course, I didn’t. Hopefully more animal sculptings are in my future, and I hope they come out as cute as Liam, the lion!
This is a two-tier cake with a 10-inch base & 6-inch top, all covered in fondant with extra fondant toppers & decorations. The bottom tier was the birthday boy’s request of chocolate cake with Oreo buttercream filling. The top tier was vanilla cake with vanilla bean buttercream & fresh strawberry compote.
