Cake decorating contest

Noah crossed over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts this past weekend. Part of the celebration was a cake decorating contest. Each Scout was encouraged to bake and decorate a cake, with the assistance of a parent, on the themes of Cub Scouts Belt Loops. Noah knew from the moment that the contest was announced that he wanted to make his favorite special chocolate cake. He mulled different ideas around in his head and settled on a belt shaped cake decorated with the belt loops. The only rule was that everything in and on the cake was edible. A trip to a cake decorating store solved his dilemma on how to present the belt loops - edible paper.
He whipped up his cake early Friday morning. After it cooled, Noah and Bob discussed different ways to portray the belt. Next, Noah rolled out his fondant, and gain a much greater appreciation for the talents on 'Cake Boss' and other bakers who use this tasty treat. With the help of a little water, he attached the edible paper with the printed images on to the fondant squares. Lastly, he needed to fashion a belt buckle, and decorate it. The tediousness and attention to detail did not deter him. The final Friday task was to make the filling, Nutella and whip cream.
Early Saturday morning, the cake was assembled on a plank. More whip cream into the Kitchen Aid and then the food coloring challenge began. The color of the belt had to be dark blue, not baby blue, not turquoise, not cobalt blue, but dark navy blue. Noah kept on adding food coloring until he finally achieved the perfect color. Covering the cake with blue whip cream he then laid out the belt buckle and belt loops- it now looked like a Cub Scout belt.
His cake was assigned a number to keep the judging anonymous, and his competition was pretty stiff. Lots of beautiful cakes, some were even wordy of 'Cake Boss' comparison. As the Cub Master announced the second prize winner, number 7, Noah first looked around to see whose cake was number seven, and then realized it was his cake.  He jumped up and ran up to the stage to receive his trophy and cake baking badge.  All the hard work, his attention to every single detail and a well executed concept was the winning formula.  Noah was so happy, and then cheerfully offered to cut up the cake for people to sample. Overheard by another Scout: "best cake ever, so tasty!"  Tasty and nice looking - perfect combination.
Maybe there is a side business for Noah in decorating cakes? I think we are going to surrender all future cake makings in this family to him.