Cake Friday: Hot Pink + Zebra + Sparkles =.........

Hot pink + Zebra + Sparkles = The Perfect Sweet 16 Cake! 

Check out the step by step process of making this sparkly and fabulous Sweet 16 Cake! 

First, the bottom tier is covered in hot pink fondant!

Next, dowels are hammered in to add
 support for the two tiers to come.

Next, the second tier is added in a black fondant.

Dowels are added in this
tier to support the top tier.  

Using a smoother, we stencil the middle tier to create a quilting pattern.

A baller tool is used to create
 indents for the silver  dragees.

With a touch of water the
dragees are placed on the cake.

Gray fondant is rolled out and used
 to cut zebra stripes 

Water is applied to the outside of the stripes to.....

add GLITTER!

Using a dry paint brush the
 excess glitter is removed.

Small silver dragees are placed on the
bottom tier to add a sparkly detail.

Hearts are cut out using a cookie cutter.

Using a touch of water hot pink
 sparkles are added to the hearts.

Using a starburst cutter, gray shapes are cut.

Silver luster powder is
brushed on to add more shine!

The hearts, swirls, and starbursts
are added to the bottom tier.

 Pink and black fondant
 ropes are created for borders for the tiers.  

The rope and tiara are added to the top tier.

A glittery 16 is created from fondant. 

Using a bit of water, it is placed on the middle tier.

Last, but not least, a silver bow is created.

The bow is placed on the bottom of the cake. 

The finished product!