Okay so this Noah’s Ark cake turned out to be a little time consuming. I made the animals a couple of days in advance so they would dry out a little. All free hand and I used food coloring mixed with a little water for painting.
The base cake was a sheet cake made out of carrot cake and blue cream cheese frosting. I used a couple of different shades of blue to make the water look more real. I made the boat out of an oval shaped roasting pan (it worked perfect), it was a butter cake. I covered it with chocolate fondant and made it look like it was wood and even made nail hole using a toothpick.
The top part of the boat I made in a bread pan and just cut it to shape. I used wire to make the dove look like it was flying over the boat. It turned out so cute.
Although right before I was to deliver the cake to the shower my 2 year old daughter got to it and ate the bird and part of the tiger and messed with the roof so in the pic you can kind of see it. I fixed it the best as I had time to do it in. I learned a lesson DON’T LEAVE THE CAKE ALONE EVEN FOR 1 MIN!
Related cakes:
12+ Coolest Disney Princess Cake Ideas – Awesome DIY Cake Decorating! 
12+ Coolest Castle Cake Ideas – Awesome Homemade Castle Cake Designs! 
12+ Pretty Homemade Princess Cakes 
10+ Coolest Princess Cake Ideas 
12+ Inspiring Homemade Princess Birthday Cake Ideas 
Coolest Fairy Birthday Cake Design 
Coolest Peace Birthday Cake 
Cool Mini Tea Party Cake
I really like your cake. How did you construck the animals?
Did you have to keep refrigerated since you used cream cheese frosting?