"Monkey Cake"

To create this unique cake we used a novelty shaped pan, in this case a monkey, and used different icing techniques to make it resemble a monkey. Once the cake was baked and cooled it was time to begin what seemed like a big challenge. Five different colors of icing were required and it took patience and commitment to finish the decoration process. If your hands weren't shaking by the end then you weren't working hard enough.

The star tip was used on 95% of the cake and that's what helped give the cake texture. Otherwise, the smaller parts such as the eyes and the mouth were simply spread on. A grass border was created to give the impression of a monkey in its natural habitat. When the cake was finished it was easy to be proud of the work that had been accomplished. It truly looks like a monkey.