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Nine Inch Nails cake – light show stage

By Ashlee Marie 6 Comments

I love getting a challenge, my Cousin called and asked if I could make a Nine Inch Nails cake for her husband’s birthday this year.  She said, “do whatever” which is fun, but hard, too much possibilities. so I asked her some questions to get the ideas flowing and she started talking about the “Light Show” concert they attended this year and how great the stage was.

nine-inch-nails-light-show-tour-stage-cake

So I started looking up images from the concert. Concert pictures are TOUGH because it’s dark, often foggy, or super bright!  GAH! BUT it seemed like they had a curved backdrop that’s covered in lights and curved light panel that moves up and down.  So I decided to do a stage.

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I started with a square base.  Then stacked and  carved more cake to create a backdrop then covered everything with black fondant.  I added the logo on the front of the stage, then curved the some fondant attached to some bamboo skewers and let it dry in a curve to create the light panel.

nine-inch-nails-stage-cake

Then to give the illusion of lights I added edible white paint in cascading dots of different size to try to convey the lights in varying degrees of being on/turning on/turning off.  Trying to convey movement.

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And ended with a microphone center stage!  It’s simple, but I was really happy with the end result.  When I showed it to my cousin she recognized what it was supposed to be so, WIN!  The only bad news is she wasn’t able to surprise her husband on his birthday with the cake at work cause he was home sick!  BOO

a nine inch nails carved birthday cake, make to look like the stage for their light show tour
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Ashlee Marie

CEO at Ashlee Marie Cakes
Ashlee Prisbrey is a self taught cake decorator and home chef turned blogger turned youtuber. On her blog and youtube channel she shares cake decorating tutorials, from scratch recipes, and themed party food (cause for her parties are all about the food). In addition to blogging and videos she travels around the country speaking at blog conferences. Last year she competed on Food Network, the Halloween Baking championship, a dream come true! Ashlee loves empowering women and moms, in the kitchen, in blogging or in life. Her motto is nothing is too hard with the right tips and tricks.
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  1. Rose @ RoseBakes.com

    January 14, 2014 at 8:55 am

    Brilliant! If someone asked me to do a band/concert cake, I’d be at a total loss, but you captured it perfectly! xx

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      February 6, 2014 at 12:50 am

      awww thanks! It’s harder when you don’t get a lot of direction sometimes because there are SO many directions you can go with it~!

      Reply
  2. Sarah G

    February 3, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    wow you are incredibly talented! Love this cake and all of your work. Fantastic photography, and a super cute concept. Keep doing what you do lady, from one food blogger to another xx

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      February 6, 2014 at 2:45 am

      awww thank you so much! My focus for 2013 was to learn to take better pictures! So I REALLY appreciate it!!!

      Reply
  3. Shannon

    February 11, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    A Nine Inch Nails cake . . . amazing!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      February 20, 2014 at 2:06 am

      awww thanks! It’s always fun to get a unique cake order, so much more fun!

      Reply

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