Graduation cake

I have nothing educational for you today...lol.

Instead, I just wanted to show you one of my clever Suzy-home-baker cakes I made last year.



This is when I graduated last year with my masters.

I made my own cakes and cupcakes for my party. lol..yes...I know.

The cake on the right is a sheet cake, and the cap on it is a round cake covered in black icing.

I dyed the icing with gel. SOOO much better than food coloring.

It comes in little jars like this --->

Anyway, the top of the cap is just a piece of cardboard that I covered in black fondant - and the tassel is purple fondant that I snaked and cut.

The cupcake toppers.....

Reese's peanut  butter cups, turned upside down. Take off the outside wrapper, but leave the black wrapper on.

Then, I found little square candies and covered them in black fondant.

Again, I snaked yellow fondant for the tassel.

Anyway - with the end of school coming, maybe some of you can use this.

I had fun making them!