Luau Pig Cake

I'm slowly getting updated with blogging about my cakes. This here is my first time to "carve" a cake. My husband's god-daughter turned 7 last summer and had a Hawaiian themed party. So, for her cake, I thought of making a luau pig.

I finally got to use my Betty Crocker Bake N' Fill set. I bought this set for $5 on a garage sale. I'm not sure if it's still available anywhere. I only used it for the head and body. You can use Pyrex bowls or even Wilton's Sports Ball Pan set instead.

Covering an odd-shaped cake with fondant is so much easier than a round or square cake. Maybe because you don't need to worry about the folds. I went for pink because a sweet girl is celebrating. But I've seen how others opted for the realistic looking cover by just brushing the fondant with different shades of brown, giving it that roasted look.

I apologize in advance for not taking enough detailed photos. I didn't have enough time to make the cake. I even wanted to make flowers but ran out of time so I just used a lei instead.

Here's my step-by-step.

TOOLS I USED

• Dome-shaped Pan
• Dome-shaped insert Pan
• Muffin Pan
• Star Cut-outs
• Decorating Tip
• Rolling Pin
• Smooth working surface or Rolling Mat
• Easy-Glide Fondant Smoother
• Ruler
• Knife
• Decorating Brush
• Pizza Cutter
• 14" Cake Circle
• Aluminum Foil
• Disposable Foil Tray
• Lei

INGREDIENTS I USED

• Favorite Cake Recipe
• Marshmallow Fondant
• Wilton Natural Colors Fondant Multi Pack
• Pink Icing Color

HOW I DID IT

• 2 days in advance: Made Pink Marshmallow Fondant (MMF). I only had enough ingredients to make one batch of color.

Cake Board. Placed the 14" cake circle on a foil and cut around the edge about 3-4 inches larger. And wrapped the board with foil secured by tape. 

• Morning of party. Baked and cooled 5 cupcakes, 1 big domed cake and a smaller domed cake for the head. Laid them out on the cake board before shaping, torting, filling and crumb coating.

Layout.

Torted and crumb-coated.

Frosted and ready to be covered.

Cake cover. Rolled out Pink MMF and covered the cake.

Pig toes and nose.  Rolled the black ready-to-use fondant and used the biggest star cut-out to make the toes. I used the round part of the decorating tip to cut-out the nostrils for the nose.  I used a brushed a little bit of water behind the toes before placing them on the cake.

Eyes. With the black fondant still rolled out, I just used the knife and ruler to make 4 strips for the eyes.

Tail. Rolled Pink MMF into a log for the tail.

Finishing Touches. I cut the board into shape and then placed the pig in an aluminum serving tray. Added the lei and apple for the roasted luau pig effect.

You may be interested in reading the Fondant for Beginners series:

• Tools to start decorating with Fondant
• How to make home-made Marshmallow Fondant 
• Preparing your cake to be covered
• How to cover cake with Fondant
• How to make a Fondant Bow