This is the special 2 tier birthday cake that I made this weekend for my daughters 8th birthday party. A very small (4″ + 6″) cake with a replica of my daughters latest love, a dwarf hamster named Viola.
She is made out of gum paste and I think that she turned out really cute. My daughter was thrilled when she saw the cake.
I decorated the cake with pretty gum paste hydrangeas and some pink “fantasy” flowers and piped vines and leaves. I actually think that this design could work for a wedding cake or maybe a shabby tea party? -Without the little rodent on top of course 🙂
A close up of little Miss Viola.
Happy Caking
Louise
Your little mouse is so cute. I love the detail in it.
I’m not big on ‘cute’ cakes – but I LOVE this! I want to make one too 😀
wow, cake looks gorgeous! coincidentally its my daughters 8th birthday tomorrow and I’m planning on making a two tier heart shape cake 🙂
so adorable! i’m sure your daughter loved it sooo much!
Thank you all so very much for all the birthday wishes for my daughter. And also for all the sweet comments about this cake and of course little Miss Viola. xx
Liza & Denise: I used three straws as dowels. Not sure it were needed but just incase.
Katie: Sounds like a fantastic idea
Kathy: You can get them from many cake decorating store who stock uk sugarcraft tools like sunflower sugar art and tinkertech two.
Winceybabes: your welcome to try.
Rita, Greer, SC: Now that would be sweet, Rita 🙂
Michelle, NY: Its my lastes pink cake plate
becky: Your right, I must remember to take a cut through photo next time….
Limpy: its a cake plate 🙂
Terpsi: I used raspberry
marta: I have three cake layers and two filling layers in each cake. You can get a mould/veiner + cutter from Global sugar art. I dust when the flowers are dry.
Camilla: Jeg er rigtig glad for at bruge min Hortensia cutter, du skal bare tørre dem på et stk. æggebakke skumgummi. Der bliver de pænest.
Marymary: Muchas gracias por los elogios sobre mi trabajo y el blog.
dpotter: small cake pans are the cutest.I would love to hear more about the ball pan.
marina: I use bakels fondant icing
Linda: It IS perfect as a teaparty cake 🙂
carla: Hola, he utilizado los colores marrón, gris y negro de los roedores.
RAM: no, sorry.
You do such lovely work.
Absolutely inspiring! You make it look so easy. I’m going to have to try a 2 tier for my daughter’s birthday
Actually, it would be a lot of fun for a tea party if instead of Viola there was a dormouse. Of course at that point a caterpillar with a hooka or a Cheshire cat might be appropriate for the lower tier.
Oh… he is SO cute. I think the rodent is as shabby as shabby can be. What is more shabby than a mouse in the house? Love the cake. I’m sure my boys would love it minus the flowers.
I am totally in love with this cake! The hamster is the cutest — so remarkably well done. I’m sure your daughter loved it.
Louise, your creation beautiful always. Happy Birthday to your little one. Mine two kids just passed theirs last Sunday and my kids were a struggle. Whole cake simply not cut out for me. hehehe.
Louise, this is beautiful as always. I’m such a fan and you are such an inspiration! Thank you for being so generous in your idea sharing. Can’t wait to see your next work of art!
Wow !!!!! It’a a beatiful and perfect cake !!!!! It looks very sweet….and I love the hamster….
OMG!!! Miss Viola is so gorgeous!! :)Bravo Louise. Your daughters must be so thrilled!
Wow! So beautiful! Do you have a tutorial how to make the cake from start to finish? Thank you.
Very Cute… I love it!
hola louise.Soy de Ecuador, y me anime a escribirte por que vi a otra persona que escribio en español.me encanto tu torta , es muy dulce,los colores son maravillosos, suaves y el raton es perfecto. te felicito. me encantaria hacer una para mis hijos ..que son tres..es fondant? que colores usaste para el raton? gracias
What a cute cute cute thing… I love the little rodent.
Loving Miss Viola! I’m planning a Tea Party for friends (after school’s back in) and think this is the party cake I need, sweet hamster & all. Thanks
So adorable…..Great job….Wish I knew how to make such lovely cakes…Still in the learning process…
Cheerss…
Hi what kind of fondant did you use.The cake is very beautiful.
So cute!
Wow, It’s really amazing, so beautiful. How I wish you are in Malaysia, so that I can take up classes with you. Anyway I have learned a lot from all the tips that you have posted here.
Thank you.
love it, sooooo cute, i recently got a 4″ tin too and did a 6 and 4 tiered cake, it was the cutest even before i decorated it, just got a 4″ ball tin now so cant wait to try it! well done again, if you get a chance id love a few more recipes from you, your banana cupcakes are a big hit…..
Son increibles todas las cosas que haces, me gustan todas.
Te sigo desde hace tiempo, nunca te dejo comentarios porque no se si entenderas bien el espa;ol, y yo de ingles… regular jaja
Tienes un blog que es una maravilla, felicidades!
Un beso
Hi I love the fondant, this cake is beatiful gift for
friends .I hope make every day
Be still my heart! That cake is just divine, and the little hamster, I think she is just so darn cute!
I love the hampster’s expression.. love it
Gorgeous cake Louise. I love it.
WOW…You are so clever…A really great cake…
Hi Louise – Wow that is beautiful! And little Viola looks soooo real!
Beautiful cake as always. I like the plate this is on too! At first it seems odd that a hamster is topping this beautiful floral cake but after reading it’s for your daughter’s birthday, it’s very sweet!
Ej, hvor er den sød, Louise! Simpel hen bedårende. Jeg har også købt hortensia cutter og veiner, men har ikke lige haft anledning til at bruge det endnu. Skønne blomster man får ud af det.
Louise,
I just found your blog a few weeks ago and am blown away with the beautiful cakes you are creating. Thank you for sharing your ideas, recipes and also your beautiful photos. This cake is too darling. Loving rodents is funny, my six year old grandaughter’s favorite animal is a hippo, first place we visit when we go to the zoo. I am going to check out your tutorials as soon as I get a chance. I really do want you to know you take beautiful photos as well as all of the other talents you display. Thanks for sharing.
Maggie
OMG this is sooooo beautiful… the color composition and tone of the fondant is just perfect! Very artistic. What kind of recipe did you use for this high cake? Also where can I get the molds for the hydriangeas? Do you dust the color before or after they dry? Sorry I have so many questions, but your work is fantastic! Great site.
Best,
Marta
Miss Viola it’s adorable! I made a “surfer” dog last year for a friend. Its name is Ragú, and is a guide dog.
Louise, wich filing you used this time for the cake?
I love it!!!! Soo cute and Miss Viola is amazing…Congratulations once again:)
Adorable!!!
Beautiful as always Louise. Could I ask how the cake board is decorated & with what? Thanks a bunch.
How cute is your cake?! IT’S AWESOME!!
That is ADORABLE!!!! And it certainly would do for a fine tea party, not just a “shabby” one 🙂
One day, I would love to see a photo of your cakes before and after they’ve been cut. I’d love to see the insides 🙂
What a lovely and adorable cake! Next purchase are those cutters and veiners. One question, is that a cake plate the cake is sitting on or pulled sugar? It compliments the cake so well.
Beautiful, how she must have love it, the detail is wonderful!
beautiful cake, love the mouse
I think you should just ahead and make a bride and groom version of that adorable little rodent…cause mark my word…somebody is gonna want them on their wedding cake!
Wow, you really just do more and more amazing things! Thanks for always taking the time to show us the goods!
So cute! just curious, what was the flavor of the cake and filling? Thanks!
Wonderful……….
That is so cute. Love the hamster.lol. Your flowers are beautiful.
The cake is beautiful and the hamster is very cute. Yes, I agree with you it can be used for a wedding.
Happy birthday to your daughter, and her lasted love is adorable, fabulous cake Louise 😉
Louise, This cake is SO beautiful!! What a lucky daughter you have. I think I might give my own rendition of this one a try (minus the hampster) with all purple flowers of various shades for an Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk fundraiser at my school. I think I could use forget-me-nots instead of the pink flowers, as forget-me-nots are the symbols of the association. Thank you so much for all of your beautiful ideas. I really enjoy reading this blog.
Outstanding!! What an adorable cake… love the hammie.
Increible, preciosa, maravillosa, perdón, soy Española y no sé ingles.
oowwwwww….speechless…love it so much
your talents still amazes me!
absolutely gorgeous was the flower made with gum paste or fondant
That is so baeutiful. I’d love to have a go and make this is your happy for me to copy it. It would just be for me and my lttle girl who would find it adoreable. Both of our birthdays have already gone for the year but I’m sure I can find a reasojn to celebrate. 🙂
beautiful cake love all the details!!!
The hamster is adorable! The cake looks great–very well-balanced. I need to take a page out of your book–I always overdo it.
So so cute!!!!!! thanks for sharing with us and HAPY BIRTHDAY to your daughter
Amazing. Such a clever cake and so beautiful…but then again, I’m with your daughter and tend to have a thing for mice or cute little furry animals in general.
You certainly are talented. Love your work. I to would like to know where to buy the flower cutters.
A beautiful cake, I love the flowers and she is so cute.
Really, really beautiful — lovely detail. I’m interested too if dowels are needed. Thank you so much for sharing.
gorgeous as always Louise–I am always amazed at the beautiful fondant and flower work you complete–just stunning, thanks for sharing!
This is so cute. Excellent job!!! Congratulations
It looks so so so gorgeous Lou!!
ooh, Louise!! this is SOOO adorable!!! wow! Love it!
Wow! what a lovely cake Louise.
hi louise
congratulations……
what a lovely, happy and beautiful birtdaycake…..
it’s magic….
thanks for the tutorials from the past weeks….
gr paula
Beautiful cake, so pretty with all the lovely colours..and of course Viola!
Gorgeous work, love the sweet little hamster. What a very special cake.
OMG…that hamster is too adorable for words…another amazing cake to add to the list! 🙂
Beautiful work… simply lovely. Wanted to ask..with cakes as small as this, did you still use dowels? thanks!
So cute 🙂 I love it… and I think I want to make a small tired cake for my own bithday i September !
Hugs Anja
Crystal Leann: How fun 🙂 They are so cute.
Julie: The pink ones is made with a Petunia cutter- Please look in the tutorial section (gum paste decoration) where you will find more info on the cutter.
oh wow, this is gorgeous!!
Thank you for blogging again, I missed looking at your beautiful creations
How cute!!! Love all the details and the hamster is just darling.
Louise, this cake is absolutely the cutest!!! thank you for sharing 🙂
awesome and great work
Lovely. You do good work. Detailed, simple, elegant.
This is really cute and pretty! Hope I can do it like yours 🙂
Very cute – I love the vine and leaf detail, very pretty.
aw I love it!
I LOVE this. As a fellow pet rodent fan, I would be thrilled to get this for ANY of my birthdays. 🙂
How sweet of you to do this for your daughters eigth birthday! it’s darling!
What a beautiful cake. Your work is so awesome! Would you be willing toe share where you get your flower cutters from? I especially love the little pink flowers on this cake.
Great job again!!
Awe, this is adorable. I have a dwarf hamster at home, a little darker than this one. I’ll have to try something like this sometime. Great work!