I was asked by a customer to make a homemade Fox cake for her husband, looked on the net and as you can imagine, they are quite scarce. So, I took the bull by the horns and decided to carve one using a drawing of a fox that I found on the net.
The Fox was all curled up asleep and looked so sweet. I thought it would be easier to transport this way too, rather than sitting on haunches. I made the cake from quite a dense chocolate sponge and buttercream and covered it in white fondant icing. I then textured it with a knife.
I’m very fortunate, because my father-in-law bought me an air brusher, this has been really useful, but especially in this case, I don’t think it would have looked as effective without it. I added the ears in fondant icing too, then sprayed away and voila! I was pretty pleased with myself, as I had been having panic attacks over it.
Wow that’s so awesome! I wish I could do something like that.
Thanks Rhiannon. To be honest, it was one of the easiest cakes I’ve done. I was in such a flap about doing it, was my first real attempt at carving anything, but I couldn’t believe how simple it was. The airbrusher contributed a lot to the over-all look, I really think that it wouldn’t have had anywhere near the same effect if I had just tried to colour the icing in the normal way.
Most Awesome!!
Excellent job on the fox cake! It looks amazing!
Oh my goodness, it looks so real! Amazing job!!
wow that’s amazing i love it***
cool!!! but, how do you cut a cake like that?
Holy cow that cake is wonderful. It’s Art, I’d say! ART! Anyway if you made that for me I wouldn’t be able to eat it, it’s so real!
it looks so realistic!
my comment title lied.
wat i meant was, “DOUBLE WHOA.” omigod how the heck did u make that? its so realistic and Ive never seen a fox cake b4! but i do luv foxes. wow great idea i wish i could make it!
My favourite animal is the fox and it’s very rare that ANYBODY does ANYTHING out of a fox. You can’t just walk in a shop and see fox stationary. So I was looking around this site, and I pressed ANIMAL and I thought just as a joke that I would look for a fox and I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT! I SAW IT! And it’s darn accurate too…maybe you could do one of a vixen and her kit?
Awesome cake design
Wow! It looks like it’s been made out of a roast chicken :D Seriously that air brusher must be magical. Great job, I’d be really proud if i did that!
Your fox cake is awesome! A Fox cake you my girl are talented.