As I’ve already told you, I have made a Book Stack Cake for my grandpa’s 80th birthday last weekend.
It took me two days to make and I think it looked great for a first try. It also was my first time working with fondant and it was really fun. In the end, my auntie helped me do the decorating (she did most of the writing on the cake 🙂 )
Here it is:
My grandpa has always been an admirer of Lenin and Marx, so I included these two books. And his first name is Hans, so the book on top is his book 🙂
To make the cakes, I followed these two tutorials:
I made three different cakes. Among them was an Earl Grey Tea Cake which was very, very yummy. You can find the recipe over at Visual Heart.
What I learned is:
- Take your time – you’ll need it
- Fondant tastes ugly – it’s way too sweet
- Working with fondant is like working with modeling clay (childhood memories galore)
- Only do this if you have strong nerves
- Only do this for a person you really love 🙂
I’m glad I made this cake!
All That Magic 
These look really cool and amazing!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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very cool! Thanks for trying my recipe!
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Thank you!
I’ll definitely bake it again. It’s sooo good!
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That is INCREDIBLE. I want one with Rand and Dostoevsky.
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Thank you so much 🙂
It seems like you are into Russian writers 😉
I’m not sure which writers I’d choose for a cake for myself. I only know that I’d like to have a book by Leonardo DaVinci among them.
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Dear Darklittle, I was one of them who could enjoy your book-cake. I loved it, how it looked like and also the three different tastes of the cake were wonderful! I think all the guests were exciting about your artwork!! Thank you, Ibin
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Thank you Ibin. I’m glad you liked it.
I really hope the other guests liked it too. They were rather full after dinner.
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