Behind the Scenes

This past weekend we created a 3 tier cake for a birthday party. Here are some photos we took during the making of the cake.

The first picture was taken after I applied the first crumb coat (a thin layer of buttercream that is applied to trap the crumbs so that crumbs don't get into the final coat or fondant).

The second picture was taken after I covered the tiers in fondant and stacked them up. There are dowels in the middle and bottom tiers to keep the cake sturdy and to keep the tiers from caving in on themselves.

Here's the finished product after the design elements and fondant ball border were added.