Wine Bottle Cake

The second cake I made was trickery than I anticipated.  For my mother's birthday, I really wanted to surprise her with a wine bottle cake.  What a process!  This cake was a total learning experience.

Things I now know...
1.  Dyeing fondant is very very messy, especially if you don't wear gloves.
2.  Gum paste sticks to things...lots of things.
3.  Chocolate melts quickly, which makes it difficult to shave it.

The cake was a chocolate cake with a raspberry filling.  The wine bottle, made of gum paste, was shaped and painted with icing dye.  The cake is framed with dyed fondant and topped with white chocolate shavings.

Oops!  Definitely should wear glove next time!

Wine Bottle Molds

Wine Bottle Cake