Mr M is a LEGO fan. In the May the 4th sale, he treated himself to an Ultimate Collectors Edition Imperial Super Star Destroyer….
Mr M and Brother M hard at work.
So, to go with his iPad case, I figured I may as well continue on the theme.
I took this piece off the top of Hogwarts to assist with inspiration…
So I baked two square cakes…
Stacked them, and neatened up the edges…
Applied a thin skim of buttercream…
….and then the fun part began.. take one big old blob of fondant…
Colour, roll out, and cover….
I took the leftover fondant and split it into four….
Then shaped them into circular knobbly bits…
You know when you acquire random bits and pieces of… well… lady tat? The bits that your husband rolls his eyes at, but you know will come in handy sometime?
…oh yes. With the final leftover bits I rolled another circle, same size as the knobbly bits on the cake, and used the letters to indent….
Sweet as. So then I took the plunge and did it to the others…
Yey! Happy Birthday Mr M!
I accessorised it slightly with some minifigures, and a firework candle.
He was happy.
Baking, Making, and Crafting 
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