My 2nd sneaker....what fun! This was for my Father-in-Law and the 3rd tennis themed cake I've created for him. I already have an idea for what I want to make him next year too =)
So here are some of the photo's on how I created a replica of the Nike Max Air Global Court Shoe as seen here:
Carved cake |
Crumb Coated in IMBC |
Here are step-by-step photo's of the 1st sneaker cake I did 2 months ago: Running Sneaker Shoe Cake
I basically followed the same steps as I did on the Running Sneaker Cake and worked on a well chilled cake removing it out of the fridge a couple hundred times to measure and fit each piece of the shoe together - keeping the cake cold also helps with keeping the IMBC firm and easier to work with. It's a long and tedious process assembling the shoe section by section and it felt like I was "sewing" together a real shoe =)
Photo's of the shoe with scaled measurement and cutting out the "Nike" out of black MMF |
Close up o the shoe laces |
Excited to share how I used clear piping gel to create the air pockets =) I did a thin layer 1st, let that rest and set overnight then added another layer over that...worked perfectly! |
Outer side of the shoe |
Inner side of the shoe |
The one thing that was out of proportion which I wished I paid more attention to was to make the top "ankle" opening wider...once I was done, I noticed that I was about an inch short and couldn't fix it. I had my scaled measurements down correctly on paper but in the midst of assembling the cake, I lost track and never went back to remeasure and double check. You just have to have tiny ankles to get into these shoes - LOL!
Shoe Size: 9.5 US
Shoe Dimensions: 10x5x3 inches
Totally Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI have no words.... Your cake is amazing. Your father-in-law should be thrilled!! What a talent!!
ReplyDeleteAnother brilliant 'shoe' cake - I am in awe of your work. Will definitely have a go at making something similar (think I will go to the charity shop and see if I can get a shoe to cut to pieces so I have a template)
ReplyDeleteThanks again Jane. Sounds like a brilliant idea. I had so many pieces of parchment paper that I used to trace out each section to use as a template but then I was eyeballing the design from the photo up against the cake. Good luck with the your clubs raffle and please share a photo of your cake with me.
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