Sweet 16...book geek style!

I had been looking forward to creating this delightful cake for at least two years! 

The birthday girl loves to read..."Harry Potter" and "Alice in Wonderland" are a couple of her favorite books.  The mom wanted something that pulled in all of her favorite things...including her love of Nutella. 

Two tiers of chocolate cake filled with the most decadent Nutella mousse, and covered in vanilla buttercream.

A few of her favorite things created out of modeling chocolate

...including her pet pig, Alice...

The golden snitch...

The birthday girl was delighted!

Sweet 16!

A very elegant, yet dramatic, black and gold cake for a sweet 16!

8 layers of white vanilla cake and brown sugar Swiss buttercream frosting and filling.

The mom had a glittery gold "16" for the top...

Shimmery golden flowers added to the drama.

Sweet 16!

My delightful, beautiful and talented niece is a massive Tim Burton fan.  

Her 16th birthday cake could be nothing short of fabulous...

Chocolate fudge cake filled with white chocolate custard and covered with cooked vanilla buttercream.

Black modeling chocolate ribbon roses, stripes and a mended gumpaste heart...

Edward Scissorhands himself would have been delighted!