Wizard of Oz

This marvelous Wizard of Oz Cake was made by Angela Penta Cakes. This cake won first place in the Wizard of Oz competition at the Cake Design Italian Festival. This cake features the antique typewriter of L. Frank Baum.  He is typing his famous book The Wizard of Oz.  Rising up from the typewriter are Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow.  This gorgeous cake is the most unique Wizard of Oz cake that I have ever seen.

The typewriter has a separate round key for each letter. The individual metal strikers for each key are in the middle of the typewriter. There is a black and red two spooled ribbon on the typewriter. The typewriter has the roller that holds the paper and it has the carriage return bar.  The cake board looks like an old wooden table with woodgrain and nails.

The baker’s inspiration for the cake was an old picture of L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz, sitting in front of his typewriter. She imagined the characters coming to life from the typewritten words of his story.

The cake is covered in fondant. The characters were hand painted to look like a book illustration.

Here’s a close-up picture of Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow coming to life from the typewriter. Dorothy is holding Toto in her hand. The Tin Woodman is facing the other characters and his back is facing the person sitting at the typewriter. The black and red ribbon is just below him.

Here’s a side view of the typewriter.  Look closely and you’ll see a crumpled sheet of paper which I suspect is a diploma, a grey metal heart filled with gears which is probably a watch, and a medal which I’m guessing is for courage. 

The other side of the typewriter has poppies which I won’t sniff unless it is time for a nap and an apple which I’m guessing is from an enchanted tree.

There are three large books behind the typewriter.

Wow!!! Talk about a magical cake!

Prima Cakes Plus made this magical Wizard of Oz Pop-up Book Cake.  It won 1st place at the Garden State Cake Show. 

Jennifer hand cut each panel from fondant mixed with tylose powder.  Then she airbrushed a base color layer on both sides of each panel.  Details of the figures, trees and windows were then added to both sides with food color gel. After everything was dry, she went back and added in the black outlines that are common in storybooks.

This is the back of the Emerald City.

Have you noticed something important? The Emerald City isn’t emerald.  Why?

These days most pop-up books have so many extra features in addition to just the pop-ups.  Jennifer decided to add one of these cool bonus features to her cake.  Beside the Emerald City are a pair of green spectacles which when worn turn the Emerald City green. THAT IS SO COOL!!! 

Jennifer says that if you look real close you can get a glimpse of the Cowardly lion through one of the doors. Dorothy, The Tin Man and The Scarecrow are there with him.  Unless my eyes are playing tricks on me, it is the door  where the Yellow Brick Road ends, which makes perfect sense.