![Wine Barrel Cake](https://savorthebest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Wine-Barrel-Cake-with-Wine.jpg.webp)
My dad turned 80 this year and there is something about that number that got me a little choked up. This is definitely a milestone birthday that deserves a celebration. My mom pulled off a fabulous dinner for friends and family and I brought the cake.
![Parents](https://savorthebest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mom-and-dad.jpg.webp)
Dad and Mom-8/7/2013 on their 48th wedding anniversary
One of my dads hobbies is wine making so I fashioned the cake into a wine barrel. What seemed like a fairly easy carving actually took a considerable amount of time in order to get the sides symmetrical.
![Wine Barrel Cake](https://savorthebest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Wine-Barrel-Cake-1.jpg.webp)
The wood grain effect came from an impression mat that I rolled over the fondant before placing it on the cake. The fondant was colored a light brown but I didn’t care for the flat, one-dimensional color so I used a couple of shades of brown food coloring to paint over the fondant.
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![wine-barrel-cake](https://savorthebest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wine-barrel-cake.jpg.webp)
I used silver food coloring to create the rings around the top, bottom, and middle of the barrel. The grapes are made from buttercream using a 12D piping tip and the grape leaves are made from sugar paste. I finished the look of the cake by covering the cake board in wood grain fondant.
![Buttercream grapes](https://savorthebest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Buttercream-Grapes.jpg.webp)
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H Brown
Saturday 29th of October 2016
How much would you sell this cake for?
Dahn
Saturday 29th of October 2016
oh this is a time consuming cake design to make. I don't do it professionally and usually make cakes for family or charge a very nominal fee for friends to cover my cost but I imagine if this were to be purchased in a professional bakery it would be well over $10/slice