Under the Sea!

My niece, Lucy, recently turned 5.  My sister had been planning the party for months with a mermaid "under the sea" theme. She wanted something that gave the essence of the mermaid without being too Disney and in your face. 

We both spent a long time on Pinterest trying to find the perfect cake, and ended up merging a couple of ideas together. I had found a few nautical waves cakes I thought would pair perfect with the scales my sister wanted for the bottom tier. 

The pictures didn't capture the subtleties of the cake. The waves, which were a 50/50 modeling chocolate-fondant mix, were rubbed with shortening to give a wet look. 

The scales were also dusted with gold luster dust to give the fishy sheen. 

The sand castle was just cake made in a sand castle mold. It was then covered in piping gel and the edible sand applied. The sand was made with golden Oreos, graham crackers, and a little brown sugar. It smelled incredible!!

The sea shells and sea horses in the sand were simply made with candy molds and Wilton candy melts. Everything was edible!!!!

And Lucy seemed to enjoy... 

Stay Sweet!!