Cake Friday: Black-White-Elegant

For 5oth birthdays we have done everything from fun, bright cakes to classic cakes. For this weeks cake friday cake we were given three simple words Black-White-Elegant. Take a look at what we came up with......   

The top and bottom tiers of the cake
were covered in white fondant.

Next, black fondant cut into long ribbons
were added at the border of each cake.

Black fondant is rolled into "snakes."

The ends are rolled in opposite
 directions to create a swirl.

The many swirls are attached with a touch
of water in a circular pattern on the base tier.

A "broach" is created in the center as a focal
 point with black fondant and a polka dot.

Two black strips are pinched and set to form a bow.

Two more strips are cut at the edges and placed
 on the cake to create legs for the bow.

With added support the bow is
 placed on the top of the cake. 

A rounded piece of white fondant is added to the
broach and dusted with a pearlized luster dust.

Using a long "snake" of white fondant a letter "L"
is added to highlight the birthday woman's name.

Black-White-Elegant