Friday, June 25, 2010

UGA Sanford Stadium

I always love a good challenge, especially when it comes to cakes.  When I had clients ask for a quasi-replica of UGA's Sanford Stadium, I knew that I had my work cut out for me.  I visited all my favorite web sites and really couldn't find any good blueprints of the stadium, only seating charts (which were still helpful).  Finally I ordered a scale model off the Internet.  I used the model to take measurements and transfer them on to graph paper.  Then I used the graph paper to make my full-size patterns.

I know it's hard to tell, but this cake is actually mostly cake.  There are a few rice crispy treats, and it has its fair share of modeling chocolate, fondant, and edible images, but 95% is just pure delicious cake.

I delivered this groom's cake to the Dalton Golf and Country Club.  None of the guests were there yet, but I think all of the staff came out and took pictures with their phones.

12 comments:

  1. Wow, this is amazing! What did you use to make the 'crowd'?

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  2. @Caroline's CC: The crowd? They're nonpareils in the team's colors (red, white, black).

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  3. looks amazing! fantastic work!!!!

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  4. That is incredible! You are extremely talented!

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  5. What an amazing cake!

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  6. This is so impressive!! Awesome work!

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  7. Wow - what an amazing feat! All the details are spectacular!

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  8. What were the dimensions for this cake and on what scale is it to the real thing? i'm working on a model for a project and i can't find the dimensions for the real thing anywhere. You'd really help me out if you told me! thanks! ='] P.S. Amazing job! i would say it looks good enough to eat but it looks TOO good to eat.

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  9. Wow -- this is amazing! You are so talented. I'm a Georgia Bulldog, so I am (of course) in love with this cake! GO DAWGS! xo

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  10. just wondering what type of cake you used for this?

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  11. Natalie - Thanks! I won't lie - it was a lot of work, but we had an absolute blast making it!

    Trey - Hi! Oh my, it has been a while... I don't remember exactly, but carved cakes have to be a denser cake, like a madeira or pound cake.

    This post is well over a year old, and it's getting a lot of traffic; was it featured on another blog or something?

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