Jovan got the idea to do a big party for Rocky with a full-size replica of one of his guitars. Stormie sneaked into his office and traced his favorite, a Gibson electric, and here is what we came up with: a traditional white cake (4 Duncan Hine's mixes, augmented) with strawberry moistening syrup, strawberry filling and buttercream icing.
We made the knobs and gadgets from pastillage, which is technically edible, but would break your teeth if you really tried to eat it. The pick guard was tinted white chocolate. We decided to just create the "neck" of the guitar (which I kept calling the "leg" or the "arm" and any number of other body parts because I am a dork) from 3 layers of foam core with icing.
The guitar cakes we saw on the internet generally had piped icing "strings," but they usually looked wiggly and crooked so we opted for some gold-toned cord from Stormie's jewelry-making supplies, which was cute, but couldn't be pulled taut. This aggravated Stormie to no end. I kept saying, "It's just a cake." She kept saying, "This is not just a cake." I think she may have actually wanted Rocky to be able to play the cake?
Questions?…Jeanie
NOTE TO SELF: I see a lot of strange cakes in my future. I don't even bake!?!?
Photos: the finished product, note the framed photo of Rocky playing the guitar; Rocky checking out the work on it; Rocky and his very proud father, Dave
I will have to say, Ace of Cakes would be proud! I've never seen anything like it and it was delicious!!!!!
What a cool cake. Did you use the strings for floss?
It was the coolest cake! You all did such a good job! P. S. Happy Birthday Mom! I am a little early…..it will be your birthday in 1 hour and 6 minutes;o)
YES…HE NEEDED TO PLAY THE CAKE!!!
It was pretty perfect though, huh?
I think this was my favorite of all the cakes we’ve made so far…and I’m sure there will be MANY more to come!
That is such a sweet looking cake! I bet Rocky loved it. What a great idea, Jovan. Mom, you and Stormie did an excellent job!
I LOVE IT! You are so talented! I love all the cakes you make. It makes me want to make a fun cake. Hmm my brothers birthday is coming up… maybe just maybe
[...] Sharon (Morrison of Missouri at the time, but who just moved to Washington) got everybody submitting pictures of cakes they have made and decorated over the years and is turning that into a family history of sorts. That was all the fuel I needed for my Ace of Cakes obsession (see my shameless cake promotion here and here, here and here). Some of these I have just done recently, but believe me, Sharon will be getting photos for her cake album! After all the work you put into decorating a cake, it gets cut to pieces and scraped into the trash. But dear, sweet Sharon will honor it and make everyone she knows look at the pictures and all of our hard work will live on in infamy. Her husband Ray (Morrison of Missouri until he moved to Washington this month) is the greatest guy. He is truly a big brother to my husband and all of our kids adore him. [...]
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where can i get a guitar cake like that?
I’ve been trying to get a hold of you but I can’t seem to find the correct email address ….
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