81st Fighter Squadron change of command

Spangdahlem is home to the 81st fighter squadron. They fly A-10 Thunderbolts, quite possibly one of the coolest planes ever.

In late May I was asked to make some cakes for a change of command party. The only guidelines I was given was that one of them should have the squadron patch on it.

I barely managed the patch.

Here is a picture of the actual patch for comparison.

I also made a plain cake with a panther paw on it, since their mascot is the panther. Their colors are also black and yellow.


For the third cake, I thought it would be great to have a representation of an A-10. This is what I ended up doing.



The colors are a bit off because I had to adjust them since the tablecloth was so dark.
I used a paper model I found on line (I can't find the site now, why didnt I bookmark it?!?), which was the majority of the work. There were eleventybillion pieces to cut and assemble.

Each of these cakes are white, with buttercream frosting.

Here is a shot of all of them together. There were surprisingly few complications.