Well, I've fallen a bit behind in my cake postings, so I though I'd lump my last few cakes into one update! My little one turned two back in January. I can't believe two years have gone by! She was really into Caillou and Pooh at the time. So it was a bit of a toss up what to make for her. I settled on Pooh, and I think it came out kinda sweet. She loved it. It's just simple vanilla cake and buttercream icing filled with strawberries and cream. Maybe we'll do Cookie Monster next year!
Our priest turned sixty in January, and his wife requested a vanilla/chocolate cake with berries. Mmmm, one of my favorites! The insides are layers of vanilla and chocolate cake filled with strawberries and cream, and the outside is iced with buttercream and decorated with fresh berries. Yum!
My third cake these last few weeks was made for my little god daughter's baptism. It's chocolate cake filled with strawberries and cream filling (my, quite a popular filling these days!), and iced with vanilla buttercream. This cake was fun to make in that it was my first time venturing into the world of fondant roses. I've made little fondant flowers before- like daisies and such, but I was always a little nervous doing the rose.
I ended up buying a little ateco 5-petal rose cutter- quite a handy contraption. I followed a few you tube tutorials (from expert village), and they came out pretty okay! Since I had the ingredients on hand, I went ahead and used marshmallow fondant which yielded petals a little thicker than real life. Next time, I think I will splurge and get some real gumpaste so I can roll them nice and thin. But I think I'm off to a good start!
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