Angry Birds Birthday Cake

I don't get to do many novelty type cakes, so the Cartoonist in me enjoyed making this Angry Birds cake for my boss Graeme's 23rd (I know O_o) birthday!

The cake was chocolate Guinness Beer, with vanilla buttercream, and fondant details on the sides, and fondant characters on top.

And a good time was had by all!

Modern vintage sweet 16 birthday cake

Or, For Those Who Hate Fondant

This was a sweet 16 birthday cake with a special request: They didn't want the cake covered in fondant! Actually I know quite a few people who don't like fondant and wonder if it's possible to make a cake without it, or maybe just with normal icing and fondant decorations. Well, apparently it can be done! All the white part is buttercream icing.

I'm not a huge fan of fondant myself, so making buttercream that's just as smooth as fondant is something I really want to get better at. Here are some detailed pics:

It was also requested that the cake have lots of pink, so I went crazy with it :D I also was inspired by Marie Antoinette (I love that movie from a few years back), and Laura Ashley