Mermaid cake

 This was so awesome to make... having two little boys myself, I don't get the opportunity to make girlie cakes for my family (not until my niece turns one later this year anyway!!).  This is a 6" round on a 10" round sitting on a 14" cake base (important to have enough room for the decorations around the base).  Both were frosted in buttercream icing and covered in light blue fondant.  I doweled and stacked the tiers, then frosted the tops of both and the base lightly with buttercream icing, so the graham cracker crumbs (sand) would adhere.  I then piped the white shell borders around both tiers.  Fondant fish, anemone and shells were placed on and around the cake in aqua, yellow, lime green, orange, pink purple and white.  The mermaid was added last and is glued to the cake with a little icing and one toothpick stuck in in her tail to hold her in place.  The shells were made using a Wilton seashell candy mold.  For additional photos, click below.