Capturing the moment

I was asked to do a 70th birthday cake for a woman who loves photography. When I think of photography, clean lines and sharp contrast come to mind - something that I wanted to reflect in the cake design. This two-tiered design was covered in white fondant and then an overlay of white circles in an eye-catching pattern. A few random silver circles broke up the whiteness of the design and also mimicked the lens of the camera. An edible 35mm camera sits on top of the cake with a strip of edible negative trailing down the side.

Inside are layers of chocolate cake and mocha buttercream, iced in white chocolate buttercream and then covered in fondant.