Juicy Couture Handbag Cake

Firstly it needs to be said that everyone who knows me will understand my very limited knowledge of handbags! I've been known to pass the odd comment on a night out like ' Jasus what's in that a body?' or ' Did ya leave anything behind?'. I'm a pocket lady. Never the less when I was asked to create a Juicy Couture Handbag I was gunning for the challenge. The obvious first step for a lass such as myself was to google the handbag to see what it actually looks like.Everyday is a school day in the Bake With Cat kitchen :). I took one look at the logo and freaked. Talk about detail and bling ..... I figured I would do the logo from edible ink. Once that was taken care of it was time to get down and dirty.

The main structure of the bag I made from sheets of madeira mixture. Cutting them to size and carving the shape as I went along. In between each layer of cake was a layer of buttercream acting as a cement for the structure. I'm not gonna lie after the carving and butter creaming I was feeling nervous. But if there's one thing i've learnt from baking its never judge until the final details are on the cake. I chose pink fondant for the colour. I rolled out 3 packets of ready to roll fondant which was quite a physical workout in itself. 3 packets of fondant and 2 stone lighter I was eventually ready to put the fondant on the cake. Using a rolling pin to lift the icing and drape it over the cake i began to smooth the edges and sides. I then rolled out brown fondant which would act as the leather surround. Using a stitching tool I made stitching along the fondant and stuck the fondant on with edible glue. I then took some white rings of fondant and glued on some edible gold dust to make buckles which were then placed along the top of the bag.




Using strips of pink and brown fondant I wrapped them around each other to create a funky rope like bling for the bag. The zips were also done with gold edible glitter and finally the side pocket, some straps and the logo were stuck on. The final product .............


What good is a handbag with out some make up? Out of fondant I shaped some eyeshadow, lipstick and a brush.