Something's fishy...

This was my first mounted fish cake and it was so much fun to create!! Based on a photo of a Northern pike, this birthday cake for a fishing enthusiast was almost 30 inches in length and sat on a fondant-covered board texturized and stained to look like wood. An edible plaque airbrushed in gold offered a birthday message. 
Inside, the edible fish was vanilla cake tinted pale pink with a milk chocolate truffle buttercream filling. The cake was carved, iced in white chocolate buttercream and then covered in white fondant, which was airbrushed and handpainted to replicate the colour and pattern in the fish. Handpainted sugarpaste fins and royal icing teeth added the final touch!