this cake is about being attacked by monsters

aka JACK, THE PUMPKIN KING~

aka a ginger brown sugar spice cake; the filling is a layer of (dairy free!) creme anglaise topped with locally grown parker pears poached in wisconsin rose wine (wollersheim's blushing rose, for those who are curious) and thinly sliced. decoration: hand-painted vegan fondant -- SLOWLY BUT SURELY I AM GETTING THE HANG OF THIS SHIT. >:[

( more pictures - side view, cross-section )

for try two at vegan fondant (and for a completely experimental cake that i TOTALLY MADE UP IN MY HEAD), not bad at all! this is a dessert to which i believe i will actually return. with a little bit of tweaking it could be super badass. :D