Florida Highway Patrolman's Hat Cake

A few weeks ago, we were asked to make a groom's cake that looked like a Florida Highway Patrolman's hat. Here's an image of the hat I found online to share with you:

And this is the best close-up photo I can find online...it seems to be a different model of the hat, but you'll get the general idea:

Here's the hat we created:

The family provided us some really great close-up photos of the groom's actual hat. The hardest part of the design was the concentric circles that covered the whole hat. Once we figured out how to do that with the fondant, the rest was just simple details.

And even better - the family provided the REAL cords and medal for the front of the hat! You thought they looked super nice, didn't you? Yea, I can't take any credit for them. But I think they really enhanced the look of the cake hat!

I was told that when people saw the cake, they thought the groom had left his hat sitting on the table. You just can't get a better compliment than that!