Commission: Pirate Dreams

Were you ever one of those kids who used to sneak-read?

Your parents would tell you lights out and you'd pretend to sleep until you could hear they were out of range. Then you'd sneak a torch, or any handy light source, under the covers and get stuck into a novel, heart beating from the adrenaline at the thought of getting caught.

And just sometimes, you'd be so into the book that you'd fall asleep. Still engrossed in the story, your dreams would follow suit -- you lived the story with eyes wide shut as you dreamed the hours away.

That's exactly what happened to this little boy. Reading his favourite pirate novel, his eyes grew heavy and he fell asleep. His room transformed as his bed set sail.

Inspired by Debbie Brown, this was a first birthday cake made for my cousin's son. The cake is chocolate mudcake, covered with chocolate ganache and marshmallow fondant.

I've posted a picture of the whole cake in my gallery here: [link]

See more pictures of this cake here: [link]