Well... First blog post here! Yay!
I had a cake order for today that was actually FOR my best customer's 40th b-day.
They just said to put a horse or something on it. :( I got inspired and thought...'I have some leftover fondant from a cake a couple of weeks ago, why don't I make a cow-girl hat?' & She is worth the effort since she is my best customer. (her hubby & friend were ordering it for her..)
Oh yes...like I have ever done anything like that before? So I called the friend and asked her if this would be alright. I wasn't going to charge anymore since this was for my learning pleasure!
She said to go ahead...So this is how it turned out!...
Had I more time, I would have let it dry for a few days to curl the base of the hat upwards. But I thought it turned out pretty good considering. The hat is supposed to be black...and it was turning darker as the day wore on yesterday---it is a delicious fondant recipe I got from CakeCentral.com...and I added a lot of Cocoa and black food colouring. The kids told me it tasted like Tootsie Rolls (leftover pieces)...so I imagine that's a good thing! The reason I did it in black is because the birthday girl has a black cowgirl hat that she wears when riding. 
Anyhooo..I thought it turned out ok for a first hat! :) I didn't follow any layout/pattern---just went with my instincts. That's the way I am. I really don't follow too many recipe's. :) A bit of a rebel that way. ;)
Also you can see in the pics that there are spots of Cocoa on it and icing sugar & shineyness from the shortening--you really can't notice it when you look at it with the naked eye...you know how they say the camera adds 10 lbs? Well..it also adds the faults in the cakes!! ;)
Have a great week-end. :)
