Fourth of July Cakes

I made two cakes for the Fourth of July this year - one for a family party at my sister's and one for a party my brother in-law and his wife asked us to.


I was a little nervous about the eagle cake I wanted to make for my sisters. I thought the detail work would kill me, but figured I could always scrape it off and do a flag if I had to. Turns out I didn't have to.

Here's the cake I made of the other party. It was my first time using fondant since I ususally just do buttercream. The stars are stacked fondant.



I got both cakes decorated in one day. It took about 8 hours to get them both decorated, but it was worth it.