March 22, 2011

Adventures in Frosting

Hi everyone - I thought I'd pop in quickly and show you a couple of pics from my weekend adventures in frosting....my first 3D shaped cake! I should be writing an essay on Cleopatra, but I'm procrastinating while I wait for my coffee to kick in!

This weekend my friend Janine had a Marie Antoinette, dessert bar themed birthday party and she asked me to make her a doll cake. I hadn't made one before....but it couldn't be too hard, right?

It wasn't - it was fun! And a great excuse to tint some buttercream, the cakes I make Shanan are always chocolate on chocolate, not a lot of colour there!


Here she is all finished. I was inspired by a ruffle cake I'd seen in blogland recently. Conforming the ruffles to the skirt shape was a little tricky, but turned out oh-so-pretty.
Here she is on the desert table. After torting and filling the cake with chocolate buttercream, I crumb coated in vanilla using a thick enough layer that it could become the "petticoat" without showing the chocolate cake underneath. All the piping was done in a delicate raspberry buttercream with vanilla accents. 
I'm happy to say the cake was as yummy as it was pretty! thanks for the pic of the cut cake Bev!

I enjoyed this so much I definitely want to start decorating again, it was great to get out my kit and try some new techniques - though it doesn't really fit with the healthy eating thing we have going on here this year, so it might have to be on a for-hire basis! If you want a cake or some cupcakes and live in Wellington, give me a call! lol

Thanks for stopping by!

5 comments:

  1. Did you have to show me this? Now I'm dying for cake. Is there anything you can't do? This is amazing. I know if I tried it, my frosting would be too soft and her skirt would end up a frosting puddle! Yours is perfect!

    Looks like you had a great weekend!

    Hugs,
    Linda

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  2. well the cake was devine and so pretty that I really didn't want to cut her. However as you know she tasted great and your work was admired by those who attended. Thanks for emailing those photos.

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  3. This cake is simply gorgeous! The ruffles on the skirt - that had to be very challenging and they were all so uniform! Nice job! I loved it!

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  4. Beautiful!!! I'd love a piece, too!

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  5. You are the most creatively talented chick I know!

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