Wedding Cake by Jenny Thompson

by Jenny Thompson
(Norlina, NC USA)

Halloween Skull Cake (adapted from Lauri Ditunno's design)

I am an aspiring cake baker/decorator who has been inspired by tv's Food Network's "Amazing Wedding Cakes" program.

I saw Lauri Ditunno from The Cake Atelier in NY City make a "skull cake" for a goth style wedding.


I was immediately entranced by the design considering the time of year it was presented, and decided to try my hand at making my own "skull cake" for a Halloween party my son was making his first band appearance at.


For anyone who has seen the program, all went well except for the spider web, and I did not have the time or help to make the 40 or so gumpaste roses for the bottom tier, but I did manage to make 14 gumpaste roses, white chocolate tombstones, and my marbled fondant closely matches Lauri's.


It was a blast to make, and everyone LOVED it, especially the white chocolate skull with a rose perched precariously in it's teeth!