Building Cake

This cake was for someone moving to Dubai. It resembles a building in Dubai “Burj-Al Arab” which dominates the Dubai Skyline and was designed to resemble a billowing sail of a boat. This luxury hotel rises out of its own man-made island off the Jumeirah coast. It is the icon of Dubai, so this cake design was most appropriate for someone moving there.

The biggest challenge I had was giving it the narrow, height. The yellow chiffon cake with Bavarian cream filling made it very soft. The first time I built it, the whole cake fell with a plop!  Then I started over and this time I got a nice strong base and attached a dowel to it. Then I built the cake around the dowel and it held up.  The details were fun to research and make. I also made palm trees to finish the look, but forgot about them in my hurry to get it delivered on time.

Here are some more pictures of the cake. I drew the Palm Island on the base with icing!

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