Fun with Football

On my most recent visit to Sweet Blessings, there were over 70 cakes that had to be made! Needless to say, the motto for the day was "cute and quick." I had already decorated a football cake on a prior visit, so I was asked to decorate another one to save time. The cake was double layered, and it already had the brown and green fondant over it. I grabbed the cake and immediately started working.

Cutting out the lines

I began by making the yard lines for the cake. To do this, I had to roll out white fondant and cut straight lines. Then, I used water to stick them to the sides of the green bottom layer. The yard lines went all the way around the cake. Next, I added the numbers to the lines. This was done in the same way, except I cut out the numbers from the fondant instead of lines. The numbers are actually very hard to cut out without messing up the fondant. I think I had to redo every letter at least once before I got them perfect! 

 Adding the Lines

Adding the Numbers to the Yard Lines

Once I had finished decorating the bottom layer, I had to decorate the top layer. This was the brown layer, so I made this look like a football with lines of white fondant. I found a jersey made of gum paste to add to the top of the cake. I added navy fondant to the jersey to make it look more decorative. I attached the jersey to a stick and pushed it down through the top of the cake. To complete the cake, I had to add grass. I used green icing and decorated around the top and bottom layer of the cake. 

Finished Product!

Finished Product!

I spent two hours working on this football cake, and I loved every second of it. I was sitting next to a lady who has been coming to decorate cakes for years. I was able to talk to her about the cake she was decorating, and I was amazed at her creativity. She turned a cake with orange fondant into a beautiful Hello Kitty cake. She was such a natural at cake decorating! I was also able to hear some stories about her grandchildren, which was both sweet and interesting. 

I always enjoy my visits to Sweet Blessings. There is never a dull moment, and I always learn something new. I am so glad that I was able to become involved with this organization. I hope to continue working with Sweet Blessings throughout my time at UK!