Sunday, June 23, 2013
Red Velvet Birthday Cake
Back in March I got a phone call from my sister-in-law letting me know that her coworker needed a Red Velvet cake to celebrate a birthday. For this cake I started with a new Red Velvet cake recipe which smelled and looked great, but turns out this recipe needs to be put in three round layer pans even though it called for two. The first attempt at the cake it ended up bubbling over, so I tried again with three pans instead of two and it came out perfectly! To make sure I had the right amount of red, I used almost a full bottle of a no taste red dye. I then covered the cake and layers in between with some delicious cream cheese icing. After I iced the cake I sprinkled it with some red large sugar sprinkles and made a fondant rose for the middle. I did this because the woman ordering didn't specify any decorations, and I wanted to make it stand out a little bit. Let me know what you think :)
Ninjago Cake
I spent about a week trying to figure out the exact cake I was making for my nephew E because he kept changing the idea of what he wanted. I knew he wanted a Lego theme, but that turned into Ninjago-Lego-Crazy-Intense theme lol. Thankfully we found an idea online that he liked and I was able to work with. I made him a double layered round funfetti cake with some orange flavoring in it. I then dyed some buttercream to green so cover the cake so that it would look like the bottom board that you can put Legos on. Next I spent some time forming two Ninjago characters, and a few colored Lego blocks to put on top of the cake. Before placing all of the Legos, I cut out small circles to look like the top of the board and covered the cake in them. I then added the small Lego blocks, and positioned the Ninjago characters against the blocks. I finished the cake off by writing Happy Birthday to him and brought it right over for our family party. After playing a round of "Pin the Lego Head on the character," everyone dove into a piece of cake :) What do you think?
Minecraft Cupcakes
Back in March my uncle recommended my cake service to a coworker of his. She was really excited to celebrate her sons birthday with some cupcakes and asked me if I knew what Minecraft was, luckily I did. The fiance LOVES Minecraft and so does my brother so I am very familiar with this computer game. To catch everyone up, Minecraft is a computer game where you mine everywhere, find things to use to build a world, and beat up night creatures. Everything in the game is very pixelized so it was fun to find cool ways to make these cupcakes.
I chose to make 4 different toppers for the cupcakes; a creeper face, TNT, red stone, and dirt. To start I baked all of the cupcakes and let them cool. For these cakes I made some vanilla cakes. I whipped up a few batches of buttercream icing and put that in the fridge while I started to get the toppers ready. If I haven't mentioned it before, I always have to make multiple batches of icing for any of my cakes because my mom says you have to have LOTS of icing on the cakes, and she also happens to steal icing because she loves it so much. Same with my brother-in-law J :) Either way, I began rolling out red, tan,brown, white, dark and 2 light greens, and black fondant. Once each were rolled out I used the corner of a square cutter and made small squares in each color. To make the red stone I made a big square in white and put a few small red squares on it. Next I made the creeper faces and started with a green bottom square and added dark and light green squares and black squares to make them look like faces. I then made the dirt/grass blocks by starting with tan bottom squares, and adding green and brown squares to make them look like blocks. Lastly I made TNT starting with a red large square at the bottom. I took my fondant tool and made it look like brick. I added a strip of white in the middle and wrote "TNT" on them. I added a square topper to each cupcake and hit the road to mean S to drop them off :) She let me know that her son loved them and knew exactly what they were! Let me know what you think!
I chose to make 4 different toppers for the cupcakes; a creeper face, TNT, red stone, and dirt. To start I baked all of the cupcakes and let them cool. For these cakes I made some vanilla cakes. I whipped up a few batches of buttercream icing and put that in the fridge while I started to get the toppers ready. If I haven't mentioned it before, I always have to make multiple batches of icing for any of my cakes because my mom says you have to have LOTS of icing on the cakes, and she also happens to steal icing because she loves it so much. Same with my brother-in-law J :) Either way, I began rolling out red, tan,brown, white, dark and 2 light greens, and black fondant. Once each were rolled out I used the corner of a square cutter and made small squares in each color. To make the red stone I made a big square in white and put a few small red squares on it. Next I made the creeper faces and started with a green bottom square and added dark and light green squares and black squares to make them look like faces. I then made the dirt/grass blocks by starting with tan bottom squares, and adding green and brown squares to make them look like blocks. Lastly I made TNT starting with a red large square at the bottom. I took my fondant tool and made it look like brick. I added a strip of white in the middle and wrote "TNT" on them. I added a square topper to each cupcake and hit the road to mean S to drop them off :) She let me know that her son loved them and knew exactly what they were! Let me know what you think!
Friday, May 24, 2013
Christening Cake
The word "blessed" just seems so fitting as the descriptor for this blog update. I know it has been a long time for me on here (3 months AH!), but I have been very busy. I was booked up with cakes or cupcakes EVERY weekend in March and April. It was truly unbelievable and I am so grateful to all of you for having me make special treats for you, or your loved ones :)
Today's cake was for another one of my coworkers (the same one who ordered my Eagle's Cake). Her little one K was being Christened and they needed a cake just as beautiful as her to celebrate. I started this by making my two layers of vanilla cake in a circle pan, and two layers of chocolate cake in a larger circle pan. Both cake batters were made with a little bit of orange flavoring through orange juice. While the cakes were cooling I spent my time making a few batches of buttercream. I make so much because I like to put the icing on cakes a little thick, or at least that is what my mom tells me to do and I listen! When I make icing I always let it sit in the fridge a little bit to firm up. Whipped icing is great, but when it sits in the fridge it makes it a little easier to mold onto a cake rather than slip off. Next I started making all of the decorations. I rolled out some fondant and used my fancy flower punch to punch our little pink and white flowers to put all over the cake and cross I was making. When making the cross I used some Strawberry Waffer Cookies, request from the buyer, and covered it with pink fondant and flowers. I held the flowers on with some dots of icing. I rolled out some more pink fondant and cut it into strips so that I could make a ribbon for both tiers of the cake and a pretty pink bow :). I used a letter press to write "God Bless Kaitlin!" on the bottom ribbon.
*As a random note, some people ask me what type of fondant I use because it tastes better than some others they have tried. I use Duff's brand Fondant. I did make my own for this cake but when I rolled it out, it cracked too much to put on the cake and I could not have that for little K. I will be using different fondant recipes to make my own fondant, but have not had the opportunity to try them out yet.*
Back to the cake...
I put the first layer of chocolate cake on a cake board and ontop of my turntable. I use a turntable to easily ice cakes. A layer of buttercream was put on top of the cake so the other chocolate layer could be placed on top. Once I covered the cake with icing I rolled out some white fondant and carefully covered the circle layers of cake and put it to the side. I did this whole process again with the vanilla cake layers. Once the tiers were covered in icing and fondant I put the pink ribbon around the bottom of each tier. I held the ribbon of fondant on with a little bit of water. Water helps the fondant stick together. I then placed the ribbon on as well. I finished with putting flowers everywhere! The final piece was the cross. I put some tooth picks in the bottom and placed the cross into the top of the cake.
Since I have not gotten cake boxes large enough to hold this cake as one, T was ok with the cake coming in two boxes and she was willing to put it together later rather than have two wider and shorter tiers. I am very lucky that she was willing to do this for me, as I am currently still looking into options for bigger boxes.
Enjoy :)
Today's cake was for another one of my coworkers (the same one who ordered my Eagle's Cake). Her little one K was being Christened and they needed a cake just as beautiful as her to celebrate. I started this by making my two layers of vanilla cake in a circle pan, and two layers of chocolate cake in a larger circle pan. Both cake batters were made with a little bit of orange flavoring through orange juice. While the cakes were cooling I spent my time making a few batches of buttercream. I make so much because I like to put the icing on cakes a little thick, or at least that is what my mom tells me to do and I listen! When I make icing I always let it sit in the fridge a little bit to firm up. Whipped icing is great, but when it sits in the fridge it makes it a little easier to mold onto a cake rather than slip off. Next I started making all of the decorations. I rolled out some fondant and used my fancy flower punch to punch our little pink and white flowers to put all over the cake and cross I was making. When making the cross I used some Strawberry Waffer Cookies, request from the buyer, and covered it with pink fondant and flowers. I held the flowers on with some dots of icing. I rolled out some more pink fondant and cut it into strips so that I could make a ribbon for both tiers of the cake and a pretty pink bow :). I used a letter press to write "God Bless Kaitlin!" on the bottom ribbon.
*As a random note, some people ask me what type of fondant I use because it tastes better than some others they have tried. I use Duff's brand Fondant. I did make my own for this cake but when I rolled it out, it cracked too much to put on the cake and I could not have that for little K. I will be using different fondant recipes to make my own fondant, but have not had the opportunity to try them out yet.*
Back to the cake...
I put the first layer of chocolate cake on a cake board and ontop of my turntable. I use a turntable to easily ice cakes. A layer of buttercream was put on top of the cake so the other chocolate layer could be placed on top. Once I covered the cake with icing I rolled out some white fondant and carefully covered the circle layers of cake and put it to the side. I did this whole process again with the vanilla cake layers. Once the tiers were covered in icing and fondant I put the pink ribbon around the bottom of each tier. I held the ribbon of fondant on with a little bit of water. Water helps the fondant stick together. I then placed the ribbon on as well. I finished with putting flowers everywhere! The final piece was the cross. I put some tooth picks in the bottom and placed the cross into the top of the cake.
Since I have not gotten cake boxes large enough to hold this cake as one, T was ok with the cake coming in two boxes and she was willing to put it together later rather than have two wider and shorter tiers. I am very lucky that she was willing to do this for me, as I am currently still looking into options for bigger boxes.
Enjoy :)
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Chess Tournament Cake
As promised, I am updating the blog with the chess cake! I had the privilege of making a cake for an awesome school chess team in Philadelphia. A friend asked me to make a cake for the team that her boyfriend, another friend of mine, is the coach of. The team was doing really well this year and was going to be in a tournament that was coming up. She wanted to do something really special for the team and asked me to make a chess board for them. After brainstorming some ideas with my fiance, we came up with the idea to make a chess board with the final move; checkmate!
I started the cake by making a 1 foot by t foot vanilla cake that I covered in some homemade chocolate buttercream. This was one of the first times I used this chocolate buttercream recipe. I was a little disappointed because no matter what I tried it would not smooth out on top of the cake, but it ended up looking pretty nice ant a little like a wooden board. For the next hour or so I cut one inch squares of white and black fondant which I laid on top of the cake. My fiance and I played a game of chess together so that we could finish the end of the cake. When we saw how our game of chess ended we drew a picture of where all of the pieces were. I used that drawing to make a bunch of white and black pieces out of fondant. I placed each of the pieces on the cake and held them in with toothpicks.
The cake came out pretty nicely. Let me know what you think! :)
I started the cake by making a 1 foot by t foot vanilla cake that I covered in some homemade chocolate buttercream. This was one of the first times I used this chocolate buttercream recipe. I was a little disappointed because no matter what I tried it would not smooth out on top of the cake, but it ended up looking pretty nice ant a little like a wooden board. For the next hour or so I cut one inch squares of white and black fondant which I laid on top of the cake. My fiance and I played a game of chess together so that we could finish the end of the cake. When we saw how our game of chess ended we drew a picture of where all of the pieces were. I used that drawing to make a bunch of white and black pieces out of fondant. I placed each of the pieces on the cake and held them in with toothpicks.
The cake came out pretty nicely. Let me know what you think! :)
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Natural Ice Beer Can Cake
Let me start by saying, I did not know how challenging this cake would be when I agreed to do it, but I am glad I did! One of my coworkers in my department wanted to order a fun cake for her brothers 21st birthday. She wanted a cake in the shape of a beer can, and what better beer choice than Natural Ice--the go to cheap beer that all college aged students drink. I agreed and started my planning.
For this cake I made a layer of vanilla and a layer of chocolate cake with some orange juice in the mix (if you have not noticed my go to flavor really is orange). I cut the cakes so that they were flat and easy to layer. Between the layers I added some blue buttercream to hold it together. Next I cut around the top and edges to make the shape of a can laying down. I covered the whole cake in homemade butter cream and used my Air Brush machine to cover it in a silver metallic color (edible of course!). I used a few different pictures of the Natural Ice Beer brand to come to a decision on how to tackle the design; well, that and some help and verification from my fiancee because I could not make a decision. I cut out some pieces of fondant and details and layered them on the cake. To finish the cake I cut out the words "Natural Ice" as it is on the can/beer box and placed a sort of stencil on top of the cake so that I could write the words in silver air brushed paint. I used some black fondant to make the top of the can a little more detailed.
It was definitely a challenge but it turned out to be a very fun cake to make. Her brother and family loved it :). Let me know what you think!
--Sarah :)
For this cake I made a layer of vanilla and a layer of chocolate cake with some orange juice in the mix (if you have not noticed my go to flavor really is orange). I cut the cakes so that they were flat and easy to layer. Between the layers I added some blue buttercream to hold it together. Next I cut around the top and edges to make the shape of a can laying down. I covered the whole cake in homemade butter cream and used my Air Brush machine to cover it in a silver metallic color (edible of course!). I used a few different pictures of the Natural Ice Beer brand to come to a decision on how to tackle the design; well, that and some help and verification from my fiancee because I could not make a decision. I cut out some pieces of fondant and details and layered them on the cake. To finish the cake I cut out the words "Natural Ice" as it is on the can/beer box and placed a sort of stencil on top of the cake so that I could write the words in silver air brushed paint. I used some black fondant to make the top of the can a little more detailed.
It was definitely a challenge but it turned out to be a very fun cake to make. Her brother and family loved it :). Let me know what you think!
--Sarah :)
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Buzz Lightyear Cake
The idea behind this cake is the most adorable thing to me. If you checked out my previous post, you have seen the marshmallow cupcakes I made for a little girls birthday, but there is more to that story! That little girl was born on her grandfathers birthday and every year they joke about who gets to pick their birthday cake for the year.Since her poppop usually gives in and lets her have the cake he joked this year about wanting a Buzz Lightyear cake. When my coworker asked me to make the cucpakes she also asked me to make a Buzz Lightyear cake for her daughter to give to her poppop. I was really excited to do this for her because it was so cute.
I made the cake out of a vanilla mix with tropical juice. I topped the cake with colored homemade buttercream. I made the wings for Buzz out of fondant pieces and placed it in the middle of the cake. I cut up marshmallows and placed them around the cake to look like fluffy clouds. I wrote "To Infinity And Beyond, Happy Birthday Poppop!" It turns out that her grandfather was so happy about the cake and loved it. Let me know what you think :)
I made the cake out of a vanilla mix with tropical juice. I topped the cake with colored homemade buttercream. I made the wings for Buzz out of fondant pieces and placed it in the middle of the cake. I cut up marshmallows and placed them around the cake to look like fluffy clouds. I wrote "To Infinity And Beyond, Happy Birthday Poppop!" It turns out that her grandfather was so happy about the cake and loved it. Let me know what you think :)
Marshmallow Cupcakes
One of my coworkers asked me to make some cupcakes for her daughters birthday. This fun party was going to be a sleepover and they needed really cool cupcakes for it. I thought it would be nice to make cupcakes for each of the girls and top them off with icing and colorful flowers made of marshmallows.
I made the cupcakes with vanilla cake and orange juice. After they baked and cooled I topped them off with a lot of homemade buttercream. Next I cut up large and small marshmallows before dipping the sticky part in colored sprinkles. I placed all of the large marshmallows first. Next I used a little more icing to build up the middle before adding the small cut up marshmallows.
In the end these cupcakes turned out to be very cute. I think they were perfect for a young girls sleep over birthday party. :) Enjoy and let me know what you think!
I made the cupcakes with vanilla cake and orange juice. After they baked and cooled I topped them off with a lot of homemade buttercream. Next I cut up large and small marshmallows before dipping the sticky part in colored sprinkles. I placed all of the large marshmallows first. Next I used a little more icing to build up the middle before adding the small cut up marshmallows.
In the end these cupcakes turned out to be very cute. I think they were perfect for a young girls sleep over birthday party. :) Enjoy and let me know what you think!
Monday, February 18, 2013
Valentine's Day Cake 2013
There is a little wishful thinking in the title of this post because I am hoping that in the future I will be able to make more Valentine's Day cakes in the future :) I was very lucky to receive an e-mail from my dads cousin asking me to make a heart shaped Valentine's Day cake for his wife. He is such a romantic and wanted to have something special for his wife of many years. I had a lot to live up to since last year he had a singing quartet come to her work and serenade her. This was going to have to be one delicious cake! He asked for a few things; a dozen roses on the cake, white icing, and it to have one simple and beautiful statement on it (you will be able to see that in the pictures to follow). I melted a little bit with the requests he make because I could see how loving this couple was by reading the e-mails. We made our arrangements and I got to work!
I started out by making the cake in a heart shaped pan. I made a vanilla cake with some cranberry/grape juice. After the cake cooled I covered it in homemade buttercream (my specialty if you have not noticed from all of my other posts). While icing the cake I used a new technique I had heard of many times before to make the cakes smooth but I had not tried before. By making the spatula super hot and icing it I can make the icing crazy smooth! It was so much fun. I plan on working with my icing in that way more often. I definitely need to practice more to perfect it as well.
For the next half an hour I was able to make roses out of fondant. I found an incredible video online showing me how to make fondant roses very simply and beautifully. This was my first time making flowers out of fondant so I was pretty excited to try it. By placing small balls of fondant between two layers of wax paper (or parchment paper-which I may use next time) I was able to press out the fondant around the edges to make petals. Afterwards all I had to do was wrap each one around the other. I made one dozen roses of different sizes, all in red of course. I next made a few green leaves by forming little balls of fondant and then making them into a triangle shape. I used a toothpick to make the veins on the leaves. Finally I put everything together! By placing all of the roses at the top corner I was able to make room to write the special message at the bottom. I attached all of the leaves and made some vines as well. I thought it would be nice to write the message in green to match the leaves and vines. He wanted me to write something important to his wife, that he made up, "Once again I give you my heart." After the delivery I received another e-mail from him letting me know that his wife loved the cake and ate a few pieces. I felt so honored to be a part of their special day. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
I started out by making the cake in a heart shaped pan. I made a vanilla cake with some cranberry/grape juice. After the cake cooled I covered it in homemade buttercream (my specialty if you have not noticed from all of my other posts). While icing the cake I used a new technique I had heard of many times before to make the cakes smooth but I had not tried before. By making the spatula super hot and icing it I can make the icing crazy smooth! It was so much fun. I plan on working with my icing in that way more often. I definitely need to practice more to perfect it as well.
For the next half an hour I was able to make roses out of fondant. I found an incredible video online showing me how to make fondant roses very simply and beautifully. This was my first time making flowers out of fondant so I was pretty excited to try it. By placing small balls of fondant between two layers of wax paper (or parchment paper-which I may use next time) I was able to press out the fondant around the edges to make petals. Afterwards all I had to do was wrap each one around the other. I made one dozen roses of different sizes, all in red of course. I next made a few green leaves by forming little balls of fondant and then making them into a triangle shape. I used a toothpick to make the veins on the leaves. Finally I put everything together! By placing all of the roses at the top corner I was able to make room to write the special message at the bottom. I attached all of the leaves and made some vines as well. I thought it would be nice to write the message in green to match the leaves and vines. He wanted me to write something important to his wife, that he made up, "Once again I give you my heart." After the delivery I received another e-mail from him letting me know that his wife loved the cake and ate a few pieces. I felt so honored to be a part of their special day. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Sonic the Hedgehog Cake
When I found out Nephew C was having a birthday party at a bowling alley, I assured my sister that I could do a bowling themed cake for him. After she asked him about it, she let me know that he thought a bowling cake would be awesome...if it was Sonic the Hedgehog bowling. I could do that right? Sure...why not...I will try I suppose. I let her know that she should be prepared to get a new Sonic figurine out of it if I had any trouble. She also reminded me that it needed to be a peanut free cake.
I started with a basic vanilla cake, but since I could not get a definite answer of what was in the oil I was using I chose to use some greek yogurt-lemon flavor, and orange juice in the cake to make sure it was all peanut free. I separated half of the cake mix and dyed it blue so that I could make the cake blue and white zebra striped on the inside. While the cake was baking I grabbed some icing and really whipped it up with a little bit of orange juice and heavy cream as well.
The next hour and a half I spent attempting to make a Sonic. The fiancee had a great idea about making Sonic in ball form, which sonic actually does, and have that hit the pins. This was pretty genius and I hadn't thought of it. Since I was having difficulty doing what I originally wanted to with this idea, I found a new picture of Sonic to go off of and formed it pretty quickly. I let the Sonic hang out in the fridge over night. The next morning I iced the cake and cut a bowling lane out of fondant. After putting the lane on the cake, I lined it with black fondant and started making some bowling pins. It turns out that it is pretty difficult to make 10 pins the same shape and size, but I did my very best! I put them in the fridge while I made the arrows and dots on the bowling lane to make it look more realistic. Next I put two toothpicks in Sonic to put him in the cake. When I took the pins out of the fridge I put a toothpick in each and placed them on the cake. Lastly I wrote "Happy Birthday Caleb" and "Strike!" on his cake.
When I dropped the cake off Nephew C "loved the cake so much" that he would not put it down. He kept trying to walk around with it and open the container. I was very happy that he liked it, and I was told that it was so delicious his little brother almost ate the whole thing.
Let me know what you think :)
I started with a basic vanilla cake, but since I could not get a definite answer of what was in the oil I was using I chose to use some greek yogurt-lemon flavor, and orange juice in the cake to make sure it was all peanut free. I separated half of the cake mix and dyed it blue so that I could make the cake blue and white zebra striped on the inside. While the cake was baking I grabbed some icing and really whipped it up with a little bit of orange juice and heavy cream as well.
The next hour and a half I spent attempting to make a Sonic. The fiancee had a great idea about making Sonic in ball form, which sonic actually does, and have that hit the pins. This was pretty genius and I hadn't thought of it. Since I was having difficulty doing what I originally wanted to with this idea, I found a new picture of Sonic to go off of and formed it pretty quickly. I let the Sonic hang out in the fridge over night. The next morning I iced the cake and cut a bowling lane out of fondant. After putting the lane on the cake, I lined it with black fondant and started making some bowling pins. It turns out that it is pretty difficult to make 10 pins the same shape and size, but I did my very best! I put them in the fridge while I made the arrows and dots on the bowling lane to make it look more realistic. Next I put two toothpicks in Sonic to put him in the cake. When I took the pins out of the fridge I put a toothpick in each and placed them on the cake. Lastly I wrote "Happy Birthday Caleb" and "Strike!" on his cake.
When I dropped the cake off Nephew C "loved the cake so much" that he would not put it down. He kept trying to walk around with it and open the container. I was very happy that he liked it, and I was told that it was so delicious his little brother almost ate the whole thing.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Minnie Mouse Bridal Shower Cake
My co-workers have done it once again, and by that I mean they were amazing enough to ask me to make them a cake :) This cake was for a very special occasion. One of the members of our team is just about ready to give birth to a set of twin girls, and what better way to celebrate than with a Minnie Mouse themed cake?
I had to have a cake big enough for at least twenty people, and also be chocolate and vanilla. I made a round dark chocolate fudge cake with orange juice in it for the top layer, and on the bottom layer I used a yellow butter cake with orange juice in it as well. I had never tried this butter cake recipe before but it turned out to be a great idea because I am told it was delicious. That recipe will definitely go in the books to be used in up coming cakes. I am glad i tried it out. You could smell the chocolate and orange cake mixing together while the round was cooling I almost ate it right then!
While both layers of cake were cooling I made some vanilla buttercream icing. Mmmm. Of course I remembered to make double the recipe so that my mom could use some this week (I tend to get in trouble if I only make enough for my cakes). I then colored some fondant and rolled it out. To cut out circles I used two different shaped cutters; one for the small polka dots in pink and purple and another for the black fondant to make Minnie's ears. After the cakes completely cooled I iced both of them. For some reason the icing would not become as perfectly smooth as I had hoped, I think it needed to set in the fridge a little longer, but it turned out to still look cute once I put the polka dots on top. I spent the next 15 minutes arranging all of the polka dots and made sure to roll out the black fondant fairly thick before cutting out Minnie's ears. I put the two black fondant ears in the fridge to harden up a little so I could put tooth picks in them (to hold them upright on the cake). I cut out a bigger circle in black fondant for Minnie's face. Next I used pieces of the pink and purple fondant to construct my first fondant bow! I placed the large circle in the middle of the cake, added the ears to the top, and put some tooth picks in the bow to lean against the ears. Finally I colored some icing to write "Best Wishes Judy" on Minnie's face. It was a fun cake to make. Let me know what you think :)
I had to have a cake big enough for at least twenty people, and also be chocolate and vanilla. I made a round dark chocolate fudge cake with orange juice in it for the top layer, and on the bottom layer I used a yellow butter cake with orange juice in it as well. I had never tried this butter cake recipe before but it turned out to be a great idea because I am told it was delicious. That recipe will definitely go in the books to be used in up coming cakes. I am glad i tried it out. You could smell the chocolate and orange cake mixing together while the round was cooling I almost ate it right then!
While both layers of cake were cooling I made some vanilla buttercream icing. Mmmm. Of course I remembered to make double the recipe so that my mom could use some this week (I tend to get in trouble if I only make enough for my cakes). I then colored some fondant and rolled it out. To cut out circles I used two different shaped cutters; one for the small polka dots in pink and purple and another for the black fondant to make Minnie's ears. After the cakes completely cooled I iced both of them. For some reason the icing would not become as perfectly smooth as I had hoped, I think it needed to set in the fridge a little longer, but it turned out to still look cute once I put the polka dots on top. I spent the next 15 minutes arranging all of the polka dots and made sure to roll out the black fondant fairly thick before cutting out Minnie's ears. I put the two black fondant ears in the fridge to harden up a little so I could put tooth picks in them (to hold them upright on the cake). I cut out a bigger circle in black fondant for Minnie's face. Next I used pieces of the pink and purple fondant to construct my first fondant bow! I placed the large circle in the middle of the cake, added the ears to the top, and put some tooth picks in the bow to lean against the ears. Finally I colored some icing to write "Best Wishes Judy" on Minnie's face. It was a fun cake to make. Let me know what you think :)
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