Xbox 360 Cake

I made this cake for a very sweet neighbor who's husband is a huge Xbox 360 fan. I tried to make this one look realistic and I think I pulled it off. I took a few pictures along the way that I thought I'd share. Enjoy!

 

First I made a pattern by tracing around a real Xbox.

Then I placed my pattern onto the cake and cut off the excess.

Because of the Xbox's concave shape, I had some carving to do.Next, I gave it a thin layer of buttercream while trying to keep the edges sharp.

I didnt get a picture of the next step, but I covered the entire cake in white fondant.

Using a tip 10 I cut out a ton of little dark gray dots and placed them on the top of the cake.

Here I used a mini paint brush to guide the little dots into place. A dab of water helps as "glue". This is a very tedious step, but worth it in the end.

Here's the bottom of the Xbox. I cut my fondant into a strip and used an exacto knife to cut it down to the right shape.

I poked holes in the bottom using a cake tool called a cel pen.

Dont forget the feet!

For the front details I used my pizza cutter and knife to cut out the different shapes and glued them down with water. A circle cutter was used to create the power button.