Harley Davidson Birthday Cake

by Amber Schilling
(East Troy, WI, USA)

I made this cake for my dad's friend's birthday.
It is two six inch cakes--dark chocolate cake, with raspberry buttercream filling.
It was crumb-coated in the rasberry buttercream and covered with black fondant.
I hand-cut the logo letters and all out of fondant that is on top of the cake. The logo is also outlined in silver dragees.
The flames on the side of the cake were first drawn with a blue food-color marker, and then painted over with a silver fondant glaze.
The orange balls around the outside are hand-molded fondant.
I got rave reviews about the design AND the taste!