Every year I try to think of something unique for my boyfriend's birthday cake. I actually appreciate the opportunity too, because since no one is paying for it..and he'd appreciate anything with cake inside..I get to try out new shapes and cakes themes. Basically it's my opportunity to take a risk. Well, since he loves his black BMW so much I figured why not "wow" his friends and family with a car modeled cake. So what the hey.
This is only the second cake where I attempted to carve a shape after filling the cake, although I took some much needed youtube advice and chilled the cake before going at it with the knife. My biggest issue was proportions but I found that lightly imprinting where I wanted to detail before actually committing to it helped me place things like the grill, headlights, and doors in the right spots.
