Superheroes to the Rescue!

Superheroes!! Yes! There's not much to say about this cake, other than it was a blast to make. Who doesn't love superheros?  Most of us grew up with them--I know my brother was obsessed! If we hadn't thought about superheros lately, watching The Big Bang Theory has certainly brought them back to us, along with the Marvel superheros movie that comes out what seems like every month. We all love them, at any age! This cake was made for a young boy turning 11 who loved Spider-man and Batman.

First I made traditional cake pops with fondant pieces. Every single bat symbol is cut by hand with a pairing knife. Sometimes my patience astounds me!

My favorite was the batman cape! I wanted to add a lot of dimension to the cake that would seem "interactive" to the consumer.

Then came the Spiderman cake pops. I piped webs on them to make Spiderman's mask.   I also made spiders from molding chocolate-- nice and interactive!

The cake was a marble of vanilla and chocolate and frosted with butter cream, with a lot of fondant accents.   I wasn't sure how to take two superheros and represent them on a one layer cake. So I decided to give the sides of the cake to Batman with the city at night, lights on in the buildings and the bat symbol overhead, beckoning the Dark Knight.  The cake was placed on a cardboard I created with a Spiderman comic--modgepodged and covered in plastic so the youngster could unwrap it when the cake was gone and keep it!

The top was for Spiderman.  The vibrant red really played well with the dark colors, and made the web pop!

Finished cake!

But wait.. what about those cake pops???

There we are!  Pops added, and cake completed!

Such a fun way to celebrate a birthday! It was fun to do, because it really allowed me to be as creative as I wanted.  It was a good way to "warm up" for the holiday season!

-Elena