An Artist's Birthday Cake

Here are a few snapshots of a recent "masterpiece" of mine.  A friend wanted to surprise his artistic wife with a special 30th birthday cake.

Everything was edible, including the paintbrushes and tubes.  Colour was added with royal icing and brushed strokes of food colouring.  The cake itself was red velvet with cream cheese filling.

My friend sent photos of some of the equipment his wife uses so I would have a good idea of what to make.  He said to make it a bit "messy" as if she was in the middle of her own masterpiece.  I am very pleased with the outcome!

If you are a fan on Facebook, you would have seen this picture below: a taste of what it took to make all of the accessories!