Girly Purse Cake

This is a cake that I have made recently for my boyfriend’s sister’s birthday.  It was only the second fondant cake I have ever made and I had absolutely no tools (not even a rolling pin)  so it was a big challenge and it was in no way perfect but it was a lot of fun and a great learning experience.  The fondant I used was a homemade marshmallow fondant which I think tastes way better than than store bought fondant and as a bonus it costs way less!  Normally the purse would be made out of rice krispies but I didn’t have any so instead I used popcorn and made a giant popcorn ball.  The popcorn ball was much more lumpy than rice krispies would have been much smoother but in a pinch the popcorn works.  All of the little make up and nail polish pieces were sculpted with the fondant and the purse handle was a piece of wire bent into  shape and little fondant “beads” were added to make it look more realistic.  I really don’t reccommend working without any tools, it makes it so much more difficult so I would recommend at least having a cutter and a rolling pin, having the cutter will just give you much cleaner lines and make your life so much easier!