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Arhan's Ark!

A welcome cake for my nephew.. Yeah, celebrating Arhan's arrival in India and our first meeting with him.. So baked a chocolate cake for him...








The decorations of the cake have been done with fondant. My sister (Arhan's Mom) was overjoyed to see it .... Love you sis..

42 comments:

Rosie said...

This is SO cute and adorable Swati !! What a wonderful welcome cake for your nephew and choccy cake too he'll love it!! Look at all the work that has gone into making the animals and everything - you truly amaze me :)

Rosie x

Swati Raman Garg said...

what a lucky arhan and your sis... you r too good swati...

aparna said...

Awesome...Noah's Ark cake for a new baby am guessing...sorry didn't 'read' your post...just saw it...what i looved...the WAVES!!!...very realistic:)) Great job..the animals are cute as ever:)) Lucky kid am sure you made his day...God bless ya for making people 'Happy'!!!!!:)

Cham said...

Wow, lucky Arhan, The waves detail, cute animals, oh Gosh, awesome work!

Anonymous said...

Its beautiful.wonderful cake.. i could not stop commenting. i loved it. keep up the good work. its really lovely.and congratulations to your sister.

Dhivya said...

wow!looks so yumm!

The Caked Crusader said...

Gorgeous cake! I love the giraffes with their heads poking through the roof - very funny.

maybelles mom said...

Oh, how sweet. my favorite part is the waves because they are so whimsical.

Uma said...

another wonderful cake from the great chef! YOur nephew is so lucky to have such a skilled and caring aunt, Swati!

Andhra Flavors said...

What a wonderful cake!

glamah16 said...

What a lucky child. So adorable. I got a new book thatinstructs how to make fondant animals such as these. If only I could find some kids to bake for!

Anonymous said...

this is awesome.....its so difficult to get the right expressions on the faces of the animals...and you have gotten them to look so cute!!

Anonymous said...

What a lovely welcome cake! Its beautiful Swati!

Namratha said...

Arhan must have been super excited with this cake, it's beautiful! The animals are all well done, great going Swati!! :)

Swati said...

Dear Rosie, Thanks so much for your kind words...Oh yes, the animals took some bit of time but it was a great change for me..I am more passionate about flowers.. But I enjoyed doing this equally and should be doing this kind of stuff more now..

Thanks Swati.. I will put in my best even in the future and live up to your expectations.

Hey Aparna,
This was a total surprise..You know how much your words mean to me...You really made my day!! I am so so happy that you liked it..Oh yes the waves was a last minute addition..just got the bright idea and worked on it..Even I was thrilled doing it!!

Swati said...

Dear Cham..thanks sweetie.. You are always so kind ..

Dhivya, thanks!

Thanks Caked Crusader.. oh yes, the giraffes look cute.. I have always had a fascination for them..they are

Pixie said...

aww this is really the sweetes cake I've ever come across- such great detail.....think i'll start with making a leaf lol i doubt i'll be any good at it- maybe in a year's time i will start :)

Anitha said...

Such an Adorable & cute cake :-). Excellent work as always, Swati. Love the animals & waves. Nice presentation :-)

Anitha

sibellebutikpasta said...

It is wonderful cake, I loved it very much.

Sugarcraft India said...

Maybelles Mom..thankyou so much!

Uma, oh yes, my sister was so thrilled and I loved
her reaction.. Its really a pleasure to do little things for people you love and who value such efforts..Isnt it!!

Thankyou Andhra Flavours!!

Anonymous said...

Simply amazing. if there is a cake for armageddon - then this be it.

Maggie said...

That cake is a real cutie. The animals peeking over the top are absolutely beautiful. How clever you are! Mx

Susan said...

Every child should have an Aunt Swati to create a spectacular cake for him/her. That is one adorable boatload of critters!

Cakelaw said...

Awww, this is adorable!!

Cynthia said...

He is a very lucky boy!

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Kajal@aapplemint said...

i can kiss your hands all my life ! how do you make such wonderful sugar-craft ???
every time i come over , i'm left speechless Swati !

Mishmash ! said...

Salute ur patience and attention to detailing! You re so imaginative!!

Rachel said...

just look at those animals..all perfectly done and cute to the core.. Arhan is a lucky boy to have an aunt like you ;)

Swati said...

Dearest Pixie.. You are so sweet and make me laugh ... really think you should start off soon.. one year is too long dear!!

Oh Anitha, thanks so much.. Its always a pleasure to hear from someone who is so good at cake decorations..I loved your doll cake and the piping work was too impressive..Keep it going!!

Sibel, thanks and welcome to my space..I really appreciate your kind words..Thanks again.

Swati said...

Maybelles Mom, thanks so much for your sweet words..Oh yes, the waves were fascinating for me too!!

Uma, Arhan is such a cute baby .. I really wanted to do something different for him and it worked out well for me.. So it was smiles all the way!!

Thankyou Andhra Flavours..welcome here and hope to see ya often...

Swati said...

Oh Glamah, I am so happy to know that you have a book on fondant animals.. Hey you will soon find somebody to bake a cake for with cute animals.. or why not make one and share with us ;))

Swati said...

Arundhati, making animals is far easier than some flowers you know.. The fondant animals are less time consuming and even loads of fun to do.. I really had a grand time making these!!

Swati said...

Homecooked, thanks dear for your kind words.

Namratha, I really appreciate your sweet words...thanks dear!!

Margaret, thanks sweetie.. you like the giraffes peeking..he he he

Swati said...

Susan, I am overwhelmed seeing your words.. thank you so much ..

Cakelaw, thanks dearie!!!

Cynthia, thanks sweetie..

Swati said...

Dhivya, thanks for the tag. I will definitely do it as soon as I can..and it sounds very interesting.

Cooking and the city, thanks so much for your sweet words.

Kajal, thanks so much.. you really make me blush ;))

Swati said...

Shn, great to see you back after such a long time .. Was really missing you...

Rachel, thanks dear.. your words mean a lot to me..

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HULYA said...

Dear Swati,
this cake is wonderful!!Super! mega super!.I don't know what can I say more.I really loved it.Arhan is very lucky to have a aunt like you.I really loved the animals they are really cute.Love from Turkiye,Izmir :-)))

Deepa Kuber said...

Wow, cakes are soo beutiful..i just loved all the pictures that u have listed in ur meme :)
Thanks for ur nice words swati!

Anonymous said...

This is just adorable, what a great job you did!!

Madhu Kartha said...

I dont think I will cut this cake !!

Awesome creativity..

Madhu