kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ

i finished the cake yesterday afternoon (finally!)

that thing was a MONSTER

it’s hadestown themed

four tiers, bottom two tiers are red velvet, and the top two are vanilla 

the dark bottom tiers represent the underworld, and the top vanilla layers represent the above-ground world

and the frosting in between them is like a dusky purple and gets lighter as it goes up, like the dawn (doubt comes in, anybody?) 

the outside also gets lighter towards the top, but that’s more for aesthetics

it’s like ashy grey and represents the wall

and then on the top there are carnations and a railroad track and footsteps (iykyk and iyd then GO LISTEN TO HADESTOWN)

and then red piping on it

probably not my finest pipe-work, but i’m learning lol

this is like only the third cake i’ve ever decorated so—

(it’s also so lopsided from the other sides )

and yes. that is the turntable out of my microwave. shhh.  

did i mention how much of a hassle it is to get buttercream frosting to just BE RED? i used an embarrassing amount of food coloring and it STILL wasn’t red enough so i went on the internet and it said to microwave it (it brings out the pigment) and then put it in the fridge to let it cool down and re-whip it

and it worked! the texture was slightly different and it tasted vaguely like melted butter so i had to add more powdered sugar and vanilla but then it was good!

i’ll let y’all know how it tastes lol