Skipped the Pie for An Edible Bundle of Gifts This Thanksgiving!

Yay! The holidays are here!

Thanksgiving day was great and the occasion gave me an opportunity to reflect on the blessings in my life. I am so grateful for all the blessings AND the disappointments in my life; to echo my pastor's sermon, a joyous life requires an 'attitude of gratitude'.




I am also thankful for those of you who read my posts! All the best for the holidays!

Let's get to Baking!     

The bottom layer of this cake was a simple white cake recipe and the top layer was a Vanilla Cake recipe. Since this cake was for my household's consumption, I decided it would be a best time as any to conduct a trial. Here we go! 

The top layer was actually pieces from a cake I had torted.  I filled a 6 inch cake pan half way with the cake crumbs, I spread a layer of icing and then I put some more cake crumbs to fill the cake pan. I then leveled it with my hands and froze the cake overnight.


When I removed the cake from the pan, I had a 6 inch cake ready to be covered with butter cream. From then on, the sky is the limit as we decorate this cake!

Additional items used:
silicone pot holder with a diamond design (food grade silicon) - used on the top layer. In my kitchen, this holder is used solely for use on fondant. It is imperative that any kitchen item used to make impressions on fondant should be used solely for that purpose.
bubble straws - Used as dowels in the bottom layer of the cake to create the support system for the top layer

Alphabet Cutters - Used for the message 

Fondant Mold - Used for the pearl border

Circle cutters - Used for the polka dots 

'Edible bundle of Gifts' on our Thanksgiving table

Lessons learned:

• Parchment Paper would be useful when reshaping the cake crumbs into a cake like I need in my 'trial' for the top layer.
• Do not despair when there are cracks/tears in the fondant. Decorations can be used to cover up the imperfections. I hope that over time, there will be less occurrence of the cracks /tears in the fondant, but for now, covering it up will do the trick.

Toast to the Holidays!

Rum and Raisin ice cream, cake and holiday drink

Don't forget to share pics of your edible 'kreations'. Till next time, "Happy Baking!"

I look forward to reading your comments!