Graduatin 101

I had the pleasure of working with a very proud mother of two on a surprise graduation cake for her son and daughter.  The youngest boy is a drum enthusiast and the eldest daughter a brand new teacher.  The concept for this cake was a delight to come up with and the final masterpiece a definite sum of many detailed parts. 
When faced with making the miniature graduation hats I searched high and low and found that my 1 cup measuring cups were the perfect shape to mold the sugar medium on.  Sure enough as the hats were drying I actually needed to measure out a cup! I've realized over the years that part of being a sugar artist is always seeing the potential in anything and everything as how it relates to sugarcraft.