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!!!!
Stay Sweet!!