Not bad for our first try...and we got it done pretty quickly considering we had three unruly children tearing around the house while we were working. Okay, two unruly children. Jennifer's daughter Taylor is always very good.
Did I mention it was delicious? Chocolate cake made by me, vanilla cream cheese frosting made by Jennifer and the marshmallow fondant on top, which was incredibly tasty. Much tastier than the store-bought variety and much cheaper!
Two weeks later it was time for the real deal. Fortunately, I had enough fondant left over to cover the 6" layer cake for Brandie's shower. Apparently marshmallow fondant can keep for up to two months in an airtight container! I used store-bought fondant to make my first ever fondant loop bow. It was actually much easier than I had anticipated (cakeboss.com has a great tutorial). After covering the cake, I used the left over fondant dyed blue and brown to make the dots.
The cake is my go-to vanilla buttermilk cake from smittenkitchen.com with lemon curd filling and raspberry buttercream frosting.
I made vanilla cupcakes with vanilla cream cheese frosting and Jennifer made chocolate cupcakes with chocolate cream cheese frosting as accompaniments to the cake. I was very pleased with the finished product. I must say though, it wouldn't have been possible without Martha Stewart and her fabulous selection of housewares at Macy's. I had been looking high and low for some white cake stands with clean lines and she had exactly what I was looking for. Is there anything that woman can't do? I love you Martha!
Whitney...your cakes are amazing...and I must say, this really was the best cake I have ever tasted! Dallas and I found ourselves in the kitchen for the next week shoveling this delicious cake into our mouths. Thanks again to you and Jennifer!!! ...(but boo for the extra weight I now have to lose!) ;-)
ReplyDeleteI really like your blog, do a very nice cakes
ReplyDeleteRegards! (From Spain)
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