Easter Cake: The Empty Tomb

This did not come out nearly as nicely as I had planned. Whenever I make cakes for church, I make too much, because surprisingly, few people want mouthfuls of buttercream icing at 10:30 in the morning. So, through trial and error, I've learned to mitigate my servings. Thus, with the size of the figures (all painstakingly hand-modeled) , they really would have worked much better on a larger cake, but, you do what you have to do.

It's supposed to be this combination of Golgotha and Joseph of Arimathea's tomb, but I didn't convey that as well as I'd have liked. The day after I finished the carving, I was watching the History Channel, where they were trying to figure out exactly where Jesus had been buried. So this guy comes on, and says, "Well, such and such place can't be it, because it's not going to look like any sort of natural rock formation or cave. Joseph of Arimathea was a rich man, and so his tomb would have looked much more deliberate and ornate." Also, my crucifixion area doesn't look much like a skull to me. Lessons learned, points for effort.

What else, what else, what else? Oh, yeah. My foliage leaves much to be desired, because I didn't put enough piping gel in the green before doing the vines, and, since I was finishing this up at church, I realized I'd neglected to bring any appropriate tips for flower-making, so please ignore my crappy star-tip flowers. Additionally, someone ate the sheep, and I was sad.

As par the course, everything is "edible" (not that you'd call Wilton fondant edible, if you've ever actually tried to eat it, but you can ingest it, and it won't kill you), except for the wooden supports.

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[Nest1089]

EASTER is NOT about Jesus! The "Passover" is about Jesus. Anywho GReAT cake! Awesome :D

[keekinonioi]

@Nest1089 Thanks, but Easter IS about Jesus. At least it is in the Christian faith. It's the celebration of the resurrection of Christ, which makes it about Him.

[Nest1089]

@keekinonioi Ok. Well, when you study the facts and the FAITH behind everything you will learn otherwise.

[keekinonioi]

@Nest1089 There's no reason to be so rude. Instead of being so vague and smug, you could actually give factual evidence that supports your theories. Go to the Easter article on Wikipedia. You don't get to the pagan etymology until way down in the article. Therefore the MAINSTREAM understood meaning of Easter is rooted in the Christian faith, but I'm not going to mince words with you anymore. Have a nice day.

[dreamysweets]

Your cake looks terrific! Although Wilton fondant tastes like rancid kindergarten paste, most fondants are actually quite tasty. Try Satin Ice or FondX or Pettinice or ChocoPan -- they are all yummy (available via Internet).

[keekinonioi]

Thank you! My teacher's told me that Satin Ice is better, but still had a funny after taste, but I'll be sure to look into the others!

[TaylorHicksgirl]

Wow, that is beautiful! I love it! I love, Easter, because Jesus rose from the dead. Thank you Jesus!

[bboicrazy8]

That is epic

[DavideYos]

Verry nice! Lol dying cross lol.

[Nest1089]

@keekinonioi I wasn't being rude. You'd think that if they mentioned the Pagan traditions at all you would know that was the origin of Easter. I was just stating how it is, besides I complimented your cake. What made you think I was being rude? O.o

[PixterPro]

it looks like fondant

and what are you talking about?

fondant is soooo good! :)

[kayeruizx3]

you're so talented in cake decorating! god bless.

[leebird1809]

very nice...I'm in culinary school and wanting to do cake decorating as my career:)