MADE BY: Lorraine McKay, from Lorraine McKay Sugar Art (UK based)
METHOD:
Cake base = Madeira cake layered with Italian meringue buttercream
and covered in chocolate ganache and fondant. The cake was dowelled
so the sewing machine wouldn’t sink into it.
Sewing machine and accessories = the sewing machine was made from
Rice Krispies Treats (Rice Krispies cereal, melted marshmallows and
butter) and the shape was moulded by hand. It was covered with gum
paste and then black fondant. The gold detailing was hand painted
using edible gold powder and alcohol blended to a painting consistency.
The wheel and all the other details and decorations on the cake were
created using gum paste.
CONTACT: visit http://www.lorrainemckaysugarart.co.uk.MADE BY: Crumbs
(Kuwait based)
METHOD:
Cake base = chocolate cake
with white chocolate frosting
and covered in sugar paste.
Sewing machine and
accessories = the sewing
machine was made out of
Rice Krispies and covered in
gum paste mixed with sugar
paste. The accessories were
made from gum paste.
CONTACT: visit
http://www.crumbs.com.kw.
MADE BY:^ Michele Lawrence, from
Michele Bakes Cakes (UK based)
METHOD:
Cake base = chocolate mud cake
with chocolate buttercream and
ganache. It was coated with dark
chocolate ganache and iced. The
icing was coloured a light brown
and streaks of a darker brown were
mixed in in such a way that it
resembled wood grain.
Sewing machine and accessories =^
the sewing machine is polystyrene
covered with black icing and
painted. The accessories were
made from sugar paste.
CONTACT: visit http://www.michelebakes
cakes.co.uk or find ‘Michele Bakes
Cakes’ on Facebook.