2 tier birthday cake
Posted on August 23rd, 2009 in Cake Lounge
This is the special 2 tier birthday cake that I made this weekend for my daughters 8th birthday party. A very small (4″ + 6″) cake with a replica of my daughters latest love, a dwarf hamster named Viola. She is made out of gum paste and I think that she turned out really cute. My daughter was thrilled when she saw the cake.
I decorated the cake with pretty gum paste hydrangeas and some pink “fantasy” flowers and piped vines and leaves. I actually think that this design could work for a wedding cake or maybe a shabby tea party? -Without the little rodent on top of course 
A close up of little Miss Viola.
Happy Caking
Louise
1. Crystal Leann
August 23rd, 2009 9:54 pm
Awe, this is adorable. I have a dwarf hamster at home, a little darker than this one. I’ll have to try something like this sometime. Great work!
2. Julie
August 23rd, 2009 10:34 pm
What a beautiful cake. Your work is so awesome! Would you be willing toe share where you get your flower cutters from? I especially love the little pink flowers on this cake.
Great job again!!
3. Penny
August 23rd, 2009 10:39 pm
How sweet of you to do this for your daughters eigth birthday! it’s darling!
4. Dorian
August 23rd, 2009 10:40 pm
I LOVE this. As a fellow pet rodent fan, I would be thrilled to get this for ANY of my birthdays.
5. Melanie
August 23rd, 2009 11:22 pm
aw I love it!
6. Alicia McCarthy
August 24th, 2009 3:01 am
Very cute – I love the vine and leaf detail, very pretty.
7. anncoo
August 24th, 2009 3:30 am
This is really cute and pretty! Hope I can do it like yours
8. Christy
August 24th, 2009 5:04 am
Lovely. You do good work. Detailed, simple, elegant.
9. Sumaya
August 24th, 2009 5:14 am
awesome and great work
10. Annette
August 24th, 2009 8:34 am
Louise, this cake is absolutely the cutest!!! thank you for sharing
11. Ashley
August 24th, 2009 9:10 am
How cute!!! Love all the details and the hamster is just darling.
12. Elaine
August 24th, 2009 9:35 am
oh wow, this is gorgeous!!
Thank you for blogging again, I missed looking at your beautiful creations
13. Louise
August 24th, 2009 10:06 am
Crystal Leann: How fun
They are so cute.
Julie: The pink ones is made with a Petunia cutter- Please look in the tutorial section (gum paste decoration) where you will find more info on the cutter.
14. Anja
August 24th, 2009 10:12 am
So cute
I love it… and I think I want to make a small tired cake for my own bithday i September !
Hugs Anja
15. Liza
August 24th, 2009 10:47 am
Beautiful work… simply lovely. Wanted to ask..with cakes as small as this, did you still use dowels? thanks!
16. girlwhocan'tcook
August 24th, 2009 12:50 pm
OMG…that hamster is too adorable for words…another amazing cake to add to the list!
17. Lisa
August 24th, 2009 1:12 pm
Gorgeous work, love the sweet little hamster. What a very special cake.
18. Sarah Fairlamb
August 24th, 2009 1:16 pm
Beautiful cake, so pretty with all the lovely colours..and of course Viola!
19. paula
August 24th, 2009 1:17 pm
hi louise
congratulations……
what a lovely, happy and beautiful birtdaycake…..
it’s magic….
thanks for the tutorials from the past weeks….
gr paula
20. Bakee
August 24th, 2009 1:17 pm
Wow! what a lovely cake Louise.
21. Linda o´holy sweet!
August 24th, 2009 1:18 pm
ooh, Louise!! this is SOOO adorable!!! wow! Love it!
22. Gis
August 24th, 2009 1:24 pm
It looks so so so gorgeous Lou!!
23. Celene's Cuisine
August 24th, 2009 1:29 pm
This is so cute. Excellent job!!! Congratulations
24. Carol
August 24th, 2009 1:44 pm
beautiful cake love all the details!!!
25. Kati
August 24th, 2009 2:09 pm
gorgeous as always Louise–I am always amazed at the beautiful fondant and flower work you complete–just stunning, thanks for sharing!
26. Denise
August 24th, 2009 2:19 pm
Really, really beautiful — lovely detail. I’m interested too if dowels are needed. Thank you so much for sharing.
27. LynHitchins
August 24th, 2009 2:21 pm
A beautiful cake, I love the flowers and she is so cute.
28. Katie
August 24th, 2009 2:29 pm
Louise, This cake is SO beautiful!! What a lucky daughter you have. I think I might give my own rendition of this one a try (minus the hampster) with all purple flowers of various shades for an Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk fundraiser at my school. I think I could use forget-me-nots instead of the pink flowers, as forget-me-nots are the symbols of the association. Thank you so much for all of your beautiful ideas. I really enjoy reading this blog.
29. Kathy
August 24th, 2009 2:29 pm
You certainly are talented. Love your work. I to would like to know where to buy the flower cutters.
30. Joanne
August 24th, 2009 2:31 pm
Amazing. Such a clever cake and so beautiful…but then again, I’m with your daughter and tend to have a thing for mice or cute little furry animals in general.
31. gerda
August 24th, 2009 2:35 pm
So so cute!!!!!! thanks for sharing with us and HAPY BIRTHDAY to your daughter
32. Bridget
August 24th, 2009 2:39 pm
The hamster is adorable! The cake looks great–very well-balanced. I need to take a page out of your book–I always overdo it.
33. Winceybabes
August 24th, 2009 2:45 pm
That is so baeutiful. I’d love to have a go and make this is your happy for me to copy it. It would just be for me and my lttle girl who would find it adoreable. Both of our birthdays have already gone for the year but I’m sure I can find a reasojn to celebrate.
34. Annette
August 24th, 2009 2:48 pm
Happy birthday to your daughter, and her lasted love is adorable, fabulous cake Louise
35. sandy
August 24th, 2009 2:57 pm
absolutely gorgeous was the flower made with gum paste or fondant
36. Suzanne
August 24th, 2009 3:09 pm
your talents still amazes me!
37. Fera Rosalina
August 24th, 2009 3:10 pm
oowwwwww….speechless…love it so much
38. megasilvita
August 24th, 2009 3:16 pm
Increible, preciosa, maravillosa, perdón, soy Española y no sé ingles.
39. Mylene
August 24th, 2009 3:19 pm
Outstanding!! What an adorable cake… love the hammie.
40. Midori
August 24th, 2009 3:49 pm
The cake is beautiful and the hamster is very cute. Yes, I agree with you it can be used for a wedding.
41. Sharlaine
August 24th, 2009 3:50 pm
Beautiful, how she must have love it, the detail is wonderful!
42. Wendy
August 24th, 2009 4:10 pm
That is so cute. Love the hamster.lol. Your flowers are beautiful.
43. flechtliesl
August 24th, 2009 4:16 pm
Wonderful……….
44. Sil BsAs
August 24th, 2009 4:18 pm
So cute! just curious, what was the flavor of the cake and filling? Thanks!
45. Christie
August 24th, 2009 4:21 pm
Wow, you really just do more and more amazing things! Thanks for always taking the time to show us the goods!
46. Rita -Greer, SC
August 24th, 2009 4:32 pm
I think you should just ahead and make a bride and groom version of that adorable little rodent…cause mark my word…somebody is gonna want them on their wedding cake!
47. leana
August 24th, 2009 4:48 pm
beautiful cake, love the mouse
48. Michelle, NY
August 24th, 2009 4:57 pm
What a lovely and adorable cake! Next purchase are those cutters and veiners. One question, is that a cake plate the cake is sitting on or pulled sugar? It compliments the cake so well.
49. becky
August 24th, 2009 6:14 pm
That is ADORABLE!!!! And it certainly would do for a fine tea party, not just a “shabby” one
One day, I would love to see a photo of your cakes before and after they’ve been cut. I’d love to see the insides
50. Jenny
August 24th, 2009 6:25 pm
How cute is your cake?! IT’S AWESOME!!
51. Limpy
August 24th, 2009 6:38 pm
Beautiful as always Louise. Could I ask how the cake board is decorated & with what? Thanks a bunch.
52. Candace
August 24th, 2009 7:45 pm
Adorable!!!
53. Kelly
August 24th, 2009 7:49 pm
I love it!!!! Soo cute and Miss Viola is amazing…Congratulations once again:)
54. Terpsi
August 24th, 2009 7:57 pm
Miss Viola it’s adorable! I made a “surfer” dog last year for a friend. Its name is Ragú, and is a guide dog.
Louise, wich filing you used this time for the cake?
55. Marta
August 24th, 2009 8:24 pm
OMG this is sooooo beautiful… the color composition and tone of the fondant is just perfect! Very artistic. What kind of recipe did you use for this high cake? Also where can I get the molds for the hydriangeas? Do you dust the color before or after they dry? Sorry I have so many questions, but your work is fantastic! Great site.
Best,
Marta
56. Maggie
August 24th, 2009 8:55 pm
Louise,
I just found your blog a few weeks ago and am blown away with the beautiful cakes you are creating. Thank you for sharing your ideas, recipes and also your beautiful photos. This cake is too darling. Loving rodents is funny, my six year old grandaughter’s favorite animal is a hippo, first place we visit when we go to the zoo. I am going to check out your tutorials as soon as I get a chance. I really do want you to know you take beautiful photos as well as all of the other talents you display. Thanks for sharing.
Maggie
57. Camilla (Himmelske kager)
August 24th, 2009 8:57 pm
Ej, hvor er den sød, Louise! Simpel hen bedårende. Jeg har også købt hortensia cutter og veiner, men har ikke lige haft anledning til at bruge det endnu. Skønne blomster man får ud af det.
58. Hillary
August 24th, 2009 9:06 pm
Beautiful cake as always. I like the plate this is on too! At first it seems odd that a hamster is topping this beautiful floral cake but after reading it’s for your daughter’s birthday, it’s very sweet!
59. Didi
August 24th, 2009 10:07 pm
Hi Louise – Wow that is beautiful! And little Viola looks soooo real!
60. Dawn Harmer
August 24th, 2009 10:46 pm
WOW…You are so clever…A really great cake…
61. June
August 24th, 2009 11:18 pm
Gorgeous cake Louise. I love it.
62. Lyzzie
August 25th, 2009 12:18 am
Hi I love the fondant, this cake is beatiful gift for
friends .I hope make every day
63. Sharlene
August 25th, 2009 12:25 am
I love the hampster’s expression.. love it
64. apparentlyjessy
August 25th, 2009 1:03 am
Be still my heart! That cake is just divine, and the little hamster, I think she is just so darn cute!
65. Marymary
August 25th, 2009 1:41 am
Son increibles todas las cosas que haces, me gustan todas.
Te sigo desde hace tiempo, nunca te dejo comentarios porque no se si entenderas bien el espa;ol, y yo de ingles… regular jaja
Tienes un blog que es una maravilla, felicidades!
Un beso
66. dpotter
August 25th, 2009 2:24 am
love it, sooooo cute, i recently got a 4″ tin too and did a 6 and 4 tiered cake, it was the cutest even before i decorated it, just got a 4″ ball tin now so cant wait to try it! well done again, if you get a chance id love a few more recipes from you, your banana cupcakes are a big hit…..
67. RoseIraNatasha
August 25th, 2009 2:47 am
Wow, It’s really amazing, so beautiful. How I wish you are in Malaysia, so that I can take up classes with you. Anyway I have learned a lot from all the tips that you have posted here.
Thank you.
68. Tanya
August 25th, 2009 3:18 am
So cute!
69. marina
August 25th, 2009 3:36 am
Hi what kind of fondant did you use.The cake is very beautiful.
70. Cassie
August 25th, 2009 5:02 am
So adorable…..Great job….Wish I knew how to make such lovely cakes…Still in the learning process…
Cheerss…
71. Linda
August 25th, 2009 6:56 am
Loving Miss Viola! I’m planning a Tea Party for friends (after school’s back in) and think this is the party cake I need, sweet hamster & all. Thanks
72. morgana
August 25th, 2009 8:21 am
What a cute cute cute thing… I love the little rodent.
73. carla
August 25th, 2009 5:39 pm
hola louise.Soy de Ecuador, y me anime a escribirte por que vi a otra persona que escribio en español.me encanto tu torta , es muy dulce,los colores son maravillosos, suaves y el raton es perfecto. te felicito. me encantaria hacer una para mis hijos ..que son tres..es fondant? que colores usaste para el raton? gracias
74. Pily
August 25th, 2009 7:21 pm
Very Cute… I love it!
75. RAM
August 25th, 2009 10:35 pm
Wow! So beautiful! Do you have a tutorial how to make the cake from start to finish? Thank you.
76. junoqua
August 26th, 2009 2:36 am
OMG!!! Miss Viola is so gorgeous!!
Bravo Louise. Your daughters must be so thrilled!
77. Ann
August 26th, 2009 2:59 am
Wow !!!!! It’a a beatiful and perfect cake !!!!! It looks very sweet….and I love the hamster….
78. Gina
August 26th, 2009 5:30 am
Louise, this is beautiful as always. I’m such a fan and you are such an inspiration! Thank you for being so generous in your idea sharing. Can’t wait to see your next work of art!
79. Edith
August 26th, 2009 11:24 am
Louise, your creation beautiful always. Happy Birthday to your little one. Mine two kids just passed theirs last Sunday and my kids were a struggle. Whole cake simply not cut out for me. hehehe.
80. KimB
August 26th, 2009 3:47 pm
I am totally in love with this cake! The hamster is the cutest — so remarkably well done. I’m sure your daughter loved it.
81. Tami
August 26th, 2009 5:46 pm
Oh… he is SO cute. I think the rodent is as shabby as shabby can be. What is more shabby than a mouse in the house? Love the cake. I’m sure my boys would love it minus the flowers.
82. Danielle
August 28th, 2009 8:22 am
Actually, it would be a lot of fun for a tea party if instead of Viola there was a dormouse. Of course at that point a caterpillar with a hooka or a Cheshire cat might be appropriate for the lower tier.
83. Maria
August 29th, 2009 5:14 am
Absolutely inspiring! You make it look so easy. I’m going to have to try a 2 tier for my daughter’s birthday
84. Jasmine
September 5th, 2009 2:56 pm
You do such lovely work.
85. Louise
September 6th, 2009 9:51 pm
Thank you all so very much for all the birthday wishes for my daughter. And also for all the sweet comments about this cake and of course little Miss Viola. xx
Liza & Denise: I used three straws as dowels. Not sure it were needed but just incase.
Katie: Sounds like a fantastic idea
Kathy: You can get them from many cake decorating store who stock uk sugarcraft tools like sunflower sugar art and tinkertech two.
Winceybabes: your welcome to try.
Rita, Greer, SC: Now that would be sweet, Rita
Michelle, NY: Its my lastes pink cake plate
becky: Your right, I must remember to take a cut through photo next time….
Limpy: its a cake plate
Terpsi: I used raspberry
marta: I have three cake layers and two filling layers in each cake. You can get a mould/veiner + cutter from Global sugar art. I dust when the flowers are dry.
Camilla: Jeg er rigtig glad for at bruge min Hortensia cutter, du skal bare tørre dem på et stk. æggebakke skumgummi. Der bliver de pænest.
Marymary: Muchas gracias por los elogios sobre mi trabajo y el blog.
dpotter: small cake pans are the cutest.I would love to hear more about the ball pan.
marina: I use bakels fondant icing
Linda: It IS perfect as a teaparty cake
carla: Hola, he utilizado los colores marrón, gris y negro de los roedores.
RAM: no, sorry.
86. jhazz
September 10th, 2009 7:35 am
so adorable! i’m sure your daughter loved it sooo much!