Cake Friday: Not Your Average Sweet 16 Cake!

Today's feature is a unique sweet 16 cake. Most of our sweet 16 cakes involve hot pink, animal print and glitter, however, I chose to feature this cake since it is a bit different! A whale nautical theme! Check out how this theme translated in cake. 

First, one tier is covered in a pale pink.

The top tier is covered in white fondant. 

The middle tier is covered in a navy blue fondant.

The bottom tier is place on the cake drum
and measured to cut vertical stripes.

The measured stripe is then cut from white
 fondant.

Smaller vertical stripes are cut.

Meanwhile, the cake is stacked and doweled.

Using a touch of water the stripes are applied to the cake.

Using a cookie cutter small whales are cut out in pink
and blue fondant and white fondant details are added.

Navy polka dots are cut from a circle cutter.

The polka dots are placed on the top tier.

Lime green beads are created as
 a border from a silicone mold.

The whales and beads are added with a touch of water.

On a large polka dot a "16" is created
 by swirling navy fondant.

Pink strips are cut and pinched
 together to form a bow.

Paper towels are placed in the bow to
provide support during the drying process.

A thin strip of fondant is used to wrap
around and create the center of the bow.

The bow is placed on the top of the cake as a topper.

"Not Your Average Sweet 16" but no less spectacular!