Red Footed Tortoise Cake

This is one of the photos I used as a reference for this cake.  Some have yellow on the head and others have red like this one.

This is the finished cake.  (This is not a sea turtle, but the birthday boy's favorite color is blue, so that's why the tortoise is on a a blue base.)








For a step-by-step look at what it takes to put this type of cake together, scroll down.

2-6" round stacked on top of 2-8" rounds.  Cut to more oval shape.

Covered in ganache.

Top view.

Rice crispy treats shaped for legs and head.  Base color gray fondant for the body.

Legs and head covered in fondant and attached.  Toothpicks for the legs and a skewer through the body and head.  (Better pictures of head later)

Tortoise place on fondant covered board and shell added.  Lines drawn on shell with sculpting tool.  Rolled paper towel is supporting the head while it dries so that it doesn't fall off.

Petal dust added for shading on shell and on the yellow parts of the head to make it look more real.  I really liked it like this.

Grooves panted with black food coloring.

Black and brown food coloring used for painting.

Red fondant pieces added to legs.