Minnie Mouse Themed Cake 

Baked for Cake4Kids 

I have been using the simple white cake recipe as my 'go to' recipe when I need thin two layers of cake that don't need to be torted. This 8" cake was filled and covered with butter cream and then finished off with fondant borders and decorations. The cake topper, 'Lil' Minnie was purchased at Party City.

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!

           

Mickey Mouse Themed Cake

Cake4Kids Mickey Mouse Themed Cake

I am so excited to be a volunteer with Cake4Kids! Baking for kids gives me so much pleasure; I get to spend time doing something that I love and at the end of the day the cakes bring smiles to the faces of many kids that would have otherwise not have a cake to celebrate important milestones. Visit the Cake4kids website to learn more about the good works of the organisation or to provide support.

Let's get to Baking!

The simple white cake recipe yielded two 8 inch cakes. At first I was concerned that the batter wouldn't divide between the two cake pans but the cake rose high enough and it was also quite even so there was no need to tort the cake. The layers were filled with Betty Crocker Chocolate frosting. The entire cake was then frosted and refrigerated so that the frosting can set.

The request was for a Mickey Mouse themed cake. Since it was for a very young child, I decided to use frosting as the final coating rather than fondant. Fondant was used though for the decorations. Red and black fondant were used to add the final details to the cake. And now it's time to deliver this cake to the birthday boy!

Baby Dedication Cake

It was an honor to be part of a handsome baby boy's dedication ceremony over the weekend. The ceremony was filled with songs and words from the hearts of blessed and wonderful parents and the community that will help raise this child in the way of the Lord. Oh, it was really beautiful!

The mom of this adorable little boy joined me in the kitchen to bake the cakes; that made the experience extra special! And I also took the opportunity to learn some baking tricks from her! Awesome!!!!!

Let's get to Baking!

The recipe yielded two 8 inch round cakes. We also made another batch of the recipe, adding in chocolate powder to make chocolate cakes. This time around it yielded three 6 inch round cakes.