Tiffany & Co. Box Cake

My friend Precious requested a Tiffany & Co. Box cake and this is what I came up with.! To start, I baked a cake in a 9x13 pan and let it cool completely. Then, I cut the cake in half. I iced the bottom half before placing the top layer on slightly askewed. I finished icing the entire surface of the cake a beautiful Tiffany's blue (tinted with a small amount of light blue food gel). Then, I sprinkled blue and white sugar to line the inside of the jewelry box. I made the pearl necklace by rolling up small beads of gumpaste, which is an edible clay-like dough that hardens as it dries. To assemble the bow, I rolled out two thin, (6ish in) long rectangles and cut all of their edges straight. I cut the first rectangle in half. I formed a loop, bringing the edges together and "gluing" the seam with a small amount of water. As the loop dried, I stuffed a small piece of paper towel in the loop to maintain the structure. Repeat with the second half of the strip you already have. As the loops are drying, take your second rectangle, cut it in half and shape the ribbon ends with these pieces. I took another small piece of gumpaste to wrap around the center of the bow. Again, use a small amount of water to assemble and secure the bow. I also added a layer of shimmery silver luster dust for added luminance.! Next, I shaped the name tag out of thinly rolled gumpaste. Then I piped on the name tag and "Tiffany & Co." With black tinted icing. I finished everything off with a generous sprinkling of edible sugar pearls.!