The cake was a 6 inch mud cake on a 12 inch base. We spent hours painstakingly creating the various elements of the cake. We created the hippo first, Lidia working on the head and I worked on the body. There were so many minute, meticulous details but - - the devil's in the details! Check out Lidia's steady-handed work with the eyelashes!
Then there were the million (okay, so I exaggerate) bubbles that we had to roll one by one! We also took a lot of care with the accessories as it really added to the overall effect.