Cake Friday: Would You Like Fries With That?!

 Here at The Cake Boutique we were super excited when this order came in for a surprise party. This unique cake was for a 35th Anniversary of a couple who met many years ago at a famous fast food restaurant. On their first meeting, Bill poured a jar of pickles over Marge's head- fast forward and they are still happily married.  After giving us their history, this customer let us run with the idea...and thats exactly what we did!

A square cutter was used to cut
yellow fondant into a "cheese" shape.

Using a touch of vegetable oil we ran it over
 the cheese to give it a just melted shiny look.

Green fondant is cut into strips for
 the beginnings  of "lettuce."

The edges of the "lettuce" is rolled super
 thin to give it a very realistic look.

Next, using a lusting powder the "lettuce" is
dusted to give it shadows and dimension.  

Using a special circle cutter with
 ridges "pickles" are cut out.

The edges of the "pickles" are painted with
 edible food coloring to give them a dark rim.

Using a red circle of fondant "tomatoes"
are carved out using a baller tool.

With a thin piece of white fondant
 small squares are cut to resemble onions.

Pound cake is sliced into strips to resemble fries.

The "fries" are placed on a baking sheet and baked
 a few extra minutes to give them a crispy look.

Creating a container to hold the fries,
yellow fondant is cut to line the inside.

Two emblems are hand cut with an exacto
knife to be placed on the "fries container and cup" 

Multiple shades of brown are semi mixed to
 create a wood look for the base of the cake.

Smoothing out the base of the cake
 giving a look of a table.

A pizza cutter is used to cut the excess.  

Black strips are cut to create a border for the cake.

The border is attached with a touch of water.

White fondant is cut into a rectangle
 and folded over to create a "napkin."

After the napkins are placed on the cake, supports are
added before the larger elements are placed  on the cake.

The hand crafted fondant burger, fries container,
and pickle jar are placed on the cake.

Using a dowel through the center of the
 fondant cup, it is adhered to the cake.

A decorating gel dyed with a touch of green
and yellow, "pickle juice" is created.

The "juice" is placed in the jar and down the cake to create a spilled look.

Fondant pickles are placed on the cake.

After adding a special message and a cup
of fondant ketchup this cake is finished! 

Would you like some fries with that?!