Excuse the crappy camera phone pics - the lighting wasn't great at my house anyway (as evident by the yellow tone).
Why: Each year my sister hosts a Christmas wrapping party where everyone brings their gifts and paper and spend the evening chatting and wrapping their gifts. Since I was feeling ever so slightly ambitious I decided to make a present shaped cake for the party.
What: The cube as a lot of chocolate cake with layers of chocolate mousse and vanilla buttercream. It was a beast! Much larger than I expected. I choose vanilla buttercream for the outside so the chocolate wouldn't show through the fondant. I used marshmallow fondant for the cover and decorations. I had a cute bow made out of the fondant but I used paper towels to help shape it and when it dried the paper towels stuck! Cake decorating is a lot of trial and error.
