Chipotle burrito, step by step

So, I thought it might be fun to show a little of the cake process with this cake.  Courtney and I were playing with my phone camera while decorating.  

At the top, you can see that I put a thick crumb coat on the cake, and then covered just the exposed end with white fondant, which I had Courtney knead some of the cake crumbs into to give it more of that tortilla look.  We laid the fondant over one end, and folded it under the cake to look like a wrapped burrito.

In the bottom picture, you can see that we wrapped the other end in foil the same way, overlapping the fondant in the middle.  Fold back the edge of the foil, and you have a burrito!

A plain, uneaten burrito would look pretty boring, so we used a round cookie cutter to take a "bite" out of the corner. (I promise, Courtney did not actually make that bite herself!)

We then iced over the "bite" mark and filled the hole with rice, beans and tomatoes made from fondant. The meat was chunks of the cake.  The sour cream was marshmallow fluff, and the cheese was grated white chocolate.

The woman who ordered this cake was surprising her son with it, and they were having his birthday dinner at Chipotle.  She loved it!  Haven't heard, yet, what the birthday boy thought, but I hope he had a happy birthday!

Rebecca and Claude

I've always said that the most fun cakes are the ones I do for friends and family.  I have known this bride since we both had toddlers (who are now 19!).  I watched Rebecca struggle through single motherhood.  Yesterday, it all paid off; she married the love of her life, and a really great guy.  Lots of happy tears from all of us.

Their colors were black and white.  I knew that humidity might be a factor in a June wedding in Kansas, so I decided to go with gum paste swirls, instead of buttercream.  I cut all of the swirls on the Cricut machine ahead of time, and kept them in the freezer.  Here they are laying out to dry before being put on the cake.

These are the two top tiers assembled and ready for delivery.  A toothpick sticking out of the bottom marks the front.

Adding the finishing touches at the venue, 3 hours before the ceremony.

The cake table all decorated and ready to go.  It always surprises me how small such a big cake can look on the display table!

The finished product!  If you look very carefully, you can see a small fingerprint on the second tier from the bottom, dead center in the front.  Some small child couldn't wait for a piece of cake.  I didn't notice it when I took this picture, but saw it just before the bride and groom cut the cake.