Evan's Birthday Lobster Cake

by Jane Filieo
(Scarborough, Maine)

Lobster Cake

To make this lobster cake, I used the following pans: football pan and 9x2 inch round pan.

Color Gels: Black, Blue, Red, Green
Other: Fondant, Black Licorice, candy shells and rocks
Sand: Graham cracker crumbs, Brown Sugar and granulated sugar sprinkles.
Chocolate Buttercream frosting.

I started with a dense chocolate cake recipe and filled the football pan half full and the 9 inch 3/4 full.

Shave down the football cake to resemble the shape of a lobster body. Starting at the top of the 9 inch cake cut two crescent shapes on both sides with a little inverted point in the middle for the claws. You will be left with a diamond shape piece. Cut the diamond in half leaving two small triangles, again cut into two triangles and you have four small triangles to make tail.

Frost all over with black frosting. Highlight with small paint brush and gel colors and a drop of water mixed together. (A live lobster has many beautiful colors running through it).

Make the legs out of fondant by coloring with green and black and rolling out different lengths and crimping and squeezing together.

The seaweed is done the same way. The eyes are fondant and the antennae are licorice.

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Mar 22, 2010
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Looked so real!
by: Denise

The lobster cake was such a surprise. I had no idea that it was a cake until it was sliced and served.
It was perfect for the boy who loves seafood!

Mar 22, 2010
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Lobster
by: Kelly

Oh, I LOVE that! Very VERY COOL!!!!!!

Mar 21, 2010
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YIKES
by: NANCY OF CA

THAT LOBSTER LOOKED REAL, GOOD JOB ON IT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK...NANCY OF CA

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