A Picture Of Contentment Cake

Use real photos to make your cake A Picture of Contentment. Celebrate the occasion by adding laminated photographs to this picture album cake.

Source: 2003 Yearbook

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Makes: Cake serves 24.


instructions

For camera, prepare and cover mini loaf cake with gray-tinted fondant.Cut 3 lens pieces, 1 ½ in. diameter x ½ in. thick, 1 ¼ in. diameter x ¼ in. thick and 1 in. diameter x ¼ in. thick.

Attach with damp brush, largest to smallest.

Cut two buttons using large end of tip 3, one ½ in. square viewfinder and one 1 x ½ in. rectangle for flash; attach with damp brush.

Position cake on foil-covered board.

Ice sides generously and top lightly. Comb sides with wide-tooth edge to resemble pages.

Roll out ½ pk. of fondant, slightly larger than cake top; position on cake and trim to fit with sharp knife.

Tint remaining fondant blue and roll two 27 in. long logs. Position around bottom border; trim and smooth seams.

Attach laminated photos with piping gel. Pipe tip 3 outline photo corners.

Write captions and draw designs with FoodWriter markers. Position camera.