This cake was surprisingly easy to make. We got 2 round cakes and stacked them and filled with chocolate fudge then trimmed to make a rounded top. 1/3 of the cake was cut off and covered in black fondant while the other 2/3 was covered in red.
To make the eyes and spots I found suitable sized glasses and cut out the shapes with them, The backs were then brushed with a small amount of water, enough to make them stick to the cake but not too much so that the water ran out from under them.
To make the grass I put green fondant through a garlic press. The easiest was to do this was to roll the fondant into small balls just the right size for the garlic press, then remove the “grass” with a sharp knife and place around the outside of the cake. The grass was great as the bottom edge where the icing met the cake board did not have to be perfect because the grass hid it!!!
The baby bugs are also made out of fondant.
The antenna are made from pipe cleaners with a small ball of fondant on the ends.
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