Cake Decorating!

I got an opportunity to team up with two lovely ladies, Socheat (so-shet) and Sandy, to create a fall-themed cake for an engagement party.  Sandy recently teamed up with Socheat, who had started a health-conscious catering business.  Both gals are extremely talented and came out of culinary school.  Sandy, my childhood friend, invited me along to offer my artistic input for this particular gig.  The process was so fun, and our cake came out so much nicer than we could have imagined!  They've invited me for some more future gigs, so I will definitely have more to post coming soon.

Socheat made the cake along with the frosting and lining; Sandy and Socheat both baked mini apple, cherry, blueberry, and pumpkin pies as well; and Sandy and I created the leaves and did the final design of the cake.  Everything is edible on the cake except for the berries.

Sorry for the lame pictures.  We were in such a rush, forgot to grab an SLR for picture taking, and didn't get a chance to spend much time on taking nice photos.

In process.  We used a cupcake pan and other contraptions to get the natural folds of fallen leaves.

Counterclockwise rotation of the cake...

I think the back was our personal favorite.  The simplicity of the few fallen leaves against the blank background just added that perfect touch we wanted.

Enlarged view from the top.  Can you see the details of our paintwork?  :)

Socheat and Sandy being loopy.  Work like this is so much more enjoyable when you have amazing company to spend the long hours with!

Don't want to paint or carve another leaf for a long while.  At least this girl made the pain of leaf-making a good time.  Laughing is the best therapy!!!