So here it is, the birthday cake made for my nieces 10th birthday party today. I made the cake design very simple with a green stem going around the cake with one large leaf on top for the LPS snail to sit on. The cake was a plain chocolate cake as requested by my niece.
To finish the cake I placed some pink gerbera/daisy flowers, mostly to hide some minor cracks, but they did suit the soft yellow cake very well in the end.
Remember that you can see step by step of how I made the LPS snail (without written details though) in the gallery.
Happy Caking!
Louise
77 comments
Carmen Vegas says:
Apr 13, 2011
Once I found your site and i was so impressed with your work. I lost it but today I am glad I found it again. Thank you for teaching us all your ideas. Your cakes are beautiful. Congratulations.
Lps says:
Jul 8, 2010
Can you eat the snail?
vera says:
Nov 13, 2011
yes i can
Louise says:
May 18, 2010
Vicki: I use about 2 tsp to half pound of RF. Normally I just take a piece of RF and then just add the tylo, no excact measures. This way I may use more but then the RF will be very “strong” and dry hard. I never eat the decoration.
vicki says:
May 17, 2010
How much Tylose do you add to the RF? What is the proportion? Thank you.
Vicki
vicki says:
May 17, 2010
Thank you Louise! I just made a snail and a snake LPS 2 days ago for my little girl party on next Saturday and I used fondant not SP. The problem was, the snake head was cracked (not when I made it). I stored them in a air tight container but the fondant melted and the figured were distorted. Any suggestion? I thought I can make the figures ahead of time since I have to work so I do it when I can. What should I do? How far in advance can I make the figure and how should I store them? Please help! Thank you.
Vicki
Louise says:
May 13, 2010
vicki tran: No, its like rolled fondant only I have added tylo powder to the RF.
vicki tran says:
May 11, 2010
Thank you Louise for sharing. Is your SP the same as chocolate clay? Thank you.
Vicki
Kerry Rowe says:
Apr 1, 2010
Oh this is so gorgeous
Nina says:
Jan 21, 2010
Trop mignon;-)
Bravo!
Nina
Laura W. says:
Jan 9, 2010
I LOVE this! I’m just googling ideas for my daughter’s 4th birthday cake (she decided on a LPS theme), and yours is darling.
caitlyn willingham says:
Dec 26, 2009
I love the little snail alot. My birthday is today that is the cake i chose i love it alot. My mom got the snail shes a cake atast…
Louise says:
Nov 3, 2009
dai: Its all about the crumbcoating of the cake and who you cover it with fondant. There are loads of great podcast on that on youtube.
LPS Fan: I dont know if its me you are reffering to? But I cant see Cake Boss here in Denmark. This cake came from my thoughts and turned it into sugar and cake.
LPS Fan says:
Oct 30, 2009
beautiful cake, looks like somebody’s been watching the Cake Boss jj you really have an eye for details
dai says:
Oct 26, 2009
I love all of your cakes! This one is so cute!! I was wondering where you get your cake bases from? The edges are so clean & the ones I get are so bumpy so when I put ribbon around it, it looks sloppy.
Jill says:
Oct 25, 2009
That’s adorable!
lyndsay says:
Oct 25, 2009
EEKS A SNAIL CAKE!!! so cute!!!
Anonymous says:
Oct 25, 2009
thanks louise, your a star, will you be doing anything for xmas?
Louise says:
Oct 21, 2009
dpotter: No, I dont make my own sugarpaste only mmf now and then when im out of sugarpaste. I make the modeling paste with store bought SP
Keira: Well since I dont sell my cakes there is no problems making “characters” cakes. That is only if you have a shop and so that you cant make “characters” cakes. But it does surprice me that very high and renowned cake stores make such cakes. I would like you not do it.
Keira says:
Oct 21, 2009
So cute. But what about copyright laws? Granted, it was for a niece, so it was probably “gifted,” but do you run into problems just the same? I have a “no characters” policy, just because I dont want to mess with it, but it’d be nice if there were loopholes.
dpotter says:
Oct 21, 2009
I didnt try yours Louise but I will, I was using a one I got in a Debbie Brown book, do you make your own sugarpaste?
Louise says:
Oct 20, 2009
dpotter: Did you use “my” recipe for the modeling paste? 500g sugar paste/fondant, a bit of crisco, 1-2 tsp tylo and 2 tsp eggwhite?
dpotter says:
Oct 19, 2009
thanks louise, i was thinking of your cake this weekend, i was in a shop and saw a knitted version of the snail, sooo cute! i wil try your tip later with regards to the sp and thanks again, if i can can i ask you about modeling paste, ive made my own but find the day after i add the tylo powder its too ridgid and i cant get it pliable enough to work with it comfortably, what am i doing wrong?
Louise says:
Oct 12, 2009
dpotter: Yep mix the SP with a little fat and few drops of water. This makes is much more pliable, just use a little or it gets too soft.
Emma: Im using Canon 400D EOS. I take all my photos in RAW+L
Icing Bliss says:
Oct 12, 2009
This is one of the cutest cakes I’ve ever seen. Terrific job! I’m sure your niece will be thrilled!
Emma says:
Oct 12, 2009
The pictures on your website are incredibly beautiful and capture the details amazingly. Are you using a special camera?
dpotter says:
Oct 11, 2009
Hi Louise, such a cute cake! can i ask you about the band around the bottom, i have the gun/extruder but find the sugar paste cracks alot, any advise on how to avoid this?
Elsa says:
Oct 10, 2009
Magnifique !!
j’adore !
Nova says:
Oct 9, 2009
This is so cute! I have to make this for my girls. Thank you for the idea!
Edith says:
Oct 8, 2009
Louise, this is stunning!
Kate Robinson says:
Oct 8, 2009
Louise,
What a beautiful design! You always amaze me! I know a whole lot of little girls who would go crazy for this!
Kate
Toi says:
Oct 7, 2009
Absolutely the cutest!! I love it.
Tanja says:
Oct 6, 2009
Hi there! I have been watching Your blog a long time but haven’t send a comment, and I’m sorry about that. I also have bad english!
Your cakes are always so pretty and sophisticated, I like those very much!!
Have a nice day!
Tanja from Finland
MC says:
Oct 6, 2009
Is it weird that I want that to by MY birthday cake? Ugh, SO cute. I wouldn’t even want to eat it!
Patricia says:
Oct 6, 2009
Soooooooo Cute!!!!! All your cakes are awesome.
Hanny says:
Oct 6, 2009
The snail is so cuteeeee
Tanya says:
Oct 6, 2009
So Cute! I love it!
nickee says:
Oct 6, 2009
Happy bday to your niece!!! I love it…your cake is very cute!!!
gabrielle says:
Oct 6, 2009
So, so cute Louise. I have to show this to my colleague he will be so jealous, as I have just coached him through making a LPS cake for his daughter’s birthday. You had better be the best auntie in all the world after producing efforts like that.
Nicole says:
Oct 6, 2009
OMG!!! this looks absolutely A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!
Sharlene says:
Oct 6, 2009
Louise – I love it, love it, love it. The snail’s eyes are gorgeous… thank you heaps.
~Teresa says:
Oct 5, 2009
Beautiful
just4cakes says:
Oct 5, 2009
Simple and beautiful
June says:
Oct 5, 2009
So cute Louise, thanks for sharing how you made the snail! I love it.
Louise says:
Oct 5, 2009
Trina: I painted that with some edible gold lustre dust.
Nathalie: There are a few good books on sugar modelling and then there are the great online tutorials by Lorraine McKay http://www.extraicing.co.uk/
Stella Holvey: I made the eyes from small cut out circles white & black. I made them 5 times before I was satisfied with them. The blue is painted with powder dusts and the black eyelashed is with a black food writer from Americolor.
Annette S: im so happy to hear that
A Joyful Chaos says:
Oct 5, 2009
What an absolutely adorable cake! You are very talented.
Camilla (Himmelske kager) says:
Oct 5, 2009
Oh, it is soo cute, Louise. Thanks for sharing the step by step guide.
Melanie says:
Oct 5, 2009
Adorable!
Sarah Fairlamb says:
Oct 5, 2009
That is just adorable! And thank you for showing how you made the snail.
Rita says:
Oct 5, 2009
So Cute
Annette S. says:
Oct 5, 2009
Oh Louise, that is just the cutest thing I have seen, how adorable!!!! I absolutely love it.
BTW, our families visit from Denmark was fantastic, as was our 25th party. thank you so much for the recipes, I will be enjoying them for years to come!!!
Annette
aribian girl says:
Oct 5, 2009
so cute!!
Nancy Smith says:
Oct 5, 2009
So cute! You are such an inspiration!
LynHitchins says:
Oct 5, 2009
Any little girl would be so happy to receive this cake.
Bakee says:
Oct 5, 2009
Very nice, beautiful…
mamazieza says:
Oct 5, 2009
Louise… it is soooo beautiful..
Lyzzie says:
Oct 5, 2009
It’s beatiful and adorable cake
Sue says:
Oct 5, 2009
WOW, I really don’t think you could get any better than this because it’s PERFECT!!!
Ruth says:
Oct 5, 2009
Awww…Too cute!!
Roses R Red says:
Oct 5, 2009
How cute!! I love the pink and green together.
Mattie Ausbrooks says:
Oct 5, 2009
OMG!!! The cake is so beautiful! I know your niece loved it.
Pily says:
Oct 5, 2009
sooo cutee!!!!
kath says:
Oct 5, 2009
That is so cute! Louise, you do such beautiful work
Thanks for sharing all your tips and tricks with us too!
Carol says:
Oct 5, 2009
I loved,so cute
Jen says:
Oct 5, 2009
Really adorable! I would love some videos of you in action. Your work is so precise.
How I wish I had an aunt with your talent for cakes when I was growing up
Vicki says:
Oct 5, 2009
Adorable!
Lisa says:
Oct 5, 2009
Absolutely lovely Louise, well done!
I especially like the character, you did very well!
LO says:
Oct 5, 2009
My daughter is 5 and she LOVES LPS….. I wish I were as talented as you! This cake is soooo cute.
Stella Holvey says:
Oct 5, 2009
Georgous cake, lovely snail but how did you do those wonderful eyes are they painted on and if so how?
regards
Stella
Kati says:
Oct 5, 2009
adorable –many little girls would be very jealous of your niece, lol. soo cute!
Natalie Davies says:
Oct 5, 2009
love it. really good idea and beautifully done x
sema says:
Oct 5, 2009
sooo lovely!i loved it. this is really inspiring!
Corinna says:
Oct 5, 2009
absolutely gorgeous, I just love it. Lovely inspiration!
Nathalie says:
Oct 5, 2009
Omg the cake is just wonderful, do you have any tips for me, i want to start learning how to make theese wondeful gum paste figures, but i don’t know were to start, or wich tools i need
Trina says:
Oct 5, 2009
Wow…. I love your cakes, you are so inspirational! Your niece must have loved this cake. How did you get the gold snail tips? Is there a special product to paint gold with? (Can you eat it?)
Miss Muffin says:
Oct 5, 2009
So cute!
paula says:
Oct 5, 2009
hallo louise,
your niece must have been very happy with her adorable birtdaycake……really lovely…..
gr paula