Coolest Topsy Turvy Cake 3

by Laura
(California)

Homemade Topsy Turvy Cake

This was my first attempt at making a whimsy cake a.k.a. Topsy Turvy cake. It was for a friend's daughter's 16th birthday party which had an Alice in Wonderland theme. It is not a true whimsy cake in that the construction is not how the traditional whimsy cake is created. That is, I did not carve pits into the bottom tiers to sit the top tiers in side of. If you look closely, you can see that I simply carved the sides of the cakes at different angles to create a Topsy Turvy look (with the exception of the top tier of course). I then stacked the tiers using the normal stacking method.

It is iced in all buttercream (call me old fashioned or lazy but I am a die-hard buttercream artist, I never cover my cakes in fondant) with the exception of the fondant border and ribbon roses and other accents. I used clear piping gel to adhere the fondant stripes, triangles and polka dots. The initial and swirls were made from royal icing and "glued" to a lollipop stick using royal icing as well.

This was a lot of fun and the customer loved it. For those of you intimidated with the traditional whimsy method (as I was) I encourage you to try this simpler method. Good luck and happy caking!