The clown on the right side,
was an independently controlled "fireman"
who constantly walked around the outside of
the track,
and constantly blew his whistle.
The hostess was not amused.
Also, there were constant running red and
white lights,
dashing around the top and bottom of the "tent".
I believe we were among the first to use these,
in birthday displays,
however, they are used widely, now.
I had baked 3 different cakes,
so they would fit the exact size of the openings
we had made for them in the platform.
I believe they had lemon, Raspberry and Chocolate
fillings.
When the turning cakes were removed from the
circus "tent",
there were circus toys replaced in those spots,
and if you can imagine the "circus" of my
trying to keep them
"wound up" -- we soon changed to battery operated
devices.
This was one of our first tries ( 1992 ) on
the kids' cakes,
which had turning parts in them.
As you can see above, we crudely used microwave
turning tables
to turn the 3 cakes.
The clown in the center was always moving,
though I honestly don't remember it very well,
now.
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