Cars Cake

This is post is long overdue in that I made this cake during the summer... A coworker of mine was throwing a birthday party for her son, who was about to turn 2. She mentioned that her little man loved the Disney movie, Cars, and wanted a cake that would feature the main characters of the movie. I covered the cake in blue buttercream and added fondant decorations. Everything from the road signs, cacti, and even the road itself is made of fondant! My coworker had the Lightning McQueen figurines which she was going to add to the cake right before the party. I, being a lover of all things Disney, had a great time making this cake. 

- a closeup of some of the fondant work -

for the cacti, I pricked it with a toothpick to give it the look

for the road signs, I used edible black marker

- the finished product minus the characters -

Happy Birthday, M!