Farm & Oil Rig Cakes

I made this cake for my Aunt Valerie's friend, Ingrid.
The cake was for her husband, Jim, for Father's Day as well as his birthday. She asked for something farm related as well as something related to an oil rig. I personally didn't think the two belonged on the same cake, so I decided to make the farm scene as one cake and the oil rig themed cake seperate. These are all my fondant farm animals. The sheep is definitely my favorite! I spent so much time on this cake, and these guys were definitely my favorite part of the cake.

Here's a top view of the finished product. It wasn't flawless, of course, but I think it turned out okay. I decided not to cover the cake itself in fondant as I was under the impression the customer didn't really want a lot of fondant. I think that may have been a bad idea though, as the fondant figurines were a little too heavy so when I put them on the cake, they started to sink! But now I know for next time. The barn and silo are made of rice krispie treats and then covered in fondant. I hope she was happy with it and that the birthday boy likes it! I don't have any pictures of the completed cake that aren't top views because I put the cake in this crate thing before I took pictures and it was too much effort to take it out.

And this is the oil rig themed cake. I had a 3-D oil derrick but at 10:00 when I went to check to see if it had finished setting, I realized my dad ruined it! Boy was I upset, so I quickly made this cut out and called it a night! After over 16 hours, I was finally finished and I couldn't have been more happy to be done! I had a lot of fun making the farm creatures and I discovered how much easier it is to cover a square in fondant versus a round cake! Thanks for looking. Oh, and please don't be like my dad and point out all the flaws. I know the cake wasn't perfect, I'm still learning!!