Let’s make a capybara cake

[sullendragon]

I really wanted it to say "Cappy Birthday" but it's still so stinking cute! And what amazing perseverance!

[tchuck]

Use double (or even triple) gelatin to water ratio.❤❤❤❤❤ try the jello jiggles recipe ❤

[ShandorDavies]

Mimo you should check out How to Cook That, Anne Reardon does a cake rescue series. There's an episode from March 2021 with tips on getting clear jello on cakes that might help with the colour bleeding issue you were getting 🙂

The cake was so cute though! I love the capybara spa theme 😁

[IgraOsman-zv]

You are really an inspiration I love baking but thought since I'm Muslim not one person would support me but you inspire me and I know now to keep trying

[clarewillison]

I’ve used clear piping gel with a hint of blue colouring over a fondant painted to look like water (for a swimming pool cake). The swimmers had legs and arms and heads (and bottoms) pointing out of it (lightly stuck in the fondant but also supported by the gel) and nothing bled! But I feel your pain… with great ideas come great effort and often, in my case, great swearing.

[marymagness]

I think it turned out perfectly!!! You are a magician!!!

[anis]

The final one looks so cute! The blue buttercream works just fine i think.

[roxcyn]

That is so cute, Mimo! May she have a capybara birthday 😂 🥳🎂.

[auro_nms]

you sound brighter Mimo, i’m happy for you ❤

[esme]

Honestly, I admire your resilience and ingenuity in adapting to challenges. I would have 100% thrown out everything the first time. 😅

[rror]

Could have glazed corn syrup on the buttercream ‘water’ to make it shine :)

[Ptxt]

Their so cute! I’d be sad to eat the cake because of how cute they are. ❤❤❤

[sabrinaaretz]

Hello Mimo! This cake looks amazing. Someone else already commented that you could check out Ann Reardons Cake Rescue video on the bleeding issue.
Swapping the Fondant for Modeling Chocolate might also help with that. ❤❤❤

[LostinTranslation]

It's so cute at the end! + you put so much effort into your craft and that's admirable❤

[jasminefalcon]

Buttercream is always good! Maybe try using isomalt? It's good for making water whether colored or clear

[productioninquiry]

Maybe you can make the buttercream with ripples so it looks like water.

[CourtneyLeigh-wk]

Piping gel on top of the buttercream will give the shiny water effect but I think you should use modeling chocolate instead of fondant. Oil and water don't mix. Fondant is just sugar and water so water will dissolve. You can make your own modelling chocolate if you still want to make it yourself.

[amilyaaa]

❤❤❤ love the finished product its like an art piece ❤❤❤

[denisehamed]

Super cute, I wonder if sugar rock candy molded and placed on top would work 🤔🙂

[P.e.m.a.]

Ohhh soo cute! I love it so much!

Cappy birthday! 😊❤