Bali Themed 40th Birthday Cake

Karen contacted me at the beginning of this year to discuss her 40th Birthday Party.   She lives in a beautiful part of the world, Thirroul, and her party theme was "Balinese".

Karen's brief to me was, a Bali theme!   Open slate for the rest!   So I opted for what makes me think of Bali - thatched huts, bali flags, sandstone statues, tiki torches, fabric lounges and of course the beach!

The hut was made from styrofoam and given a Bali treatment and given a thatched roof as well as some wooden supports and wooden floor boards.   A traditional fabric balinese mat was under the hut as well as a sandstone statue.   Tiki torches provided the actual candles for the cake.   The bali flags are paper (this cake needed to travel several hours).   At the last minute I decided to add in a pair of legs diving into the waves!

Apart from the hut structure and the bali flags, the entire cake and its decorations are all edible.   The cake is a chocolate mud cake with chocolate ganache.

I think I could easily jet off to Bali right now!

and I can see myself lounging here right now also!

Happy 40th Birthday Karen!