After shaping the cake, icing it, and putting on the fondant, I pressed the fondant into the detailed areas for shape and accent. It was sort of like playing with a clay sculpture. The only thing was that if you push a little too much, you'll tear the fondant, and it's a very bad day. Luck was with me and I didn't do that. Once I had the fondant exactly how I wanted it, I rubbed the areas where I wanted darker shading with dark green pearl dust. The higher areas where I wanted highlights, I rubbed with white pearl dust. The green made it darker, and the white made it slightly lighter, but both make it shiny. The shine doesn't show as much in the picture, but it was a cool effect. Last, I piped the details on the face and around the base of the cake. Since the icing beneath was chocolate, it wouldn't do to have any chocolate peek out from beneath the green fondant layer. I was incredibly pleased with how this one turned out. It tasted great too. In fact, there was a boy at my son's party which doesn't like chocolate cake. We gave him a piece and he ended up scraping his plate clean. I call that a job well done. I usually have quite a bit of cake left over from my kids' parties, because I make them a bit bigger than necessary. A larger cake is sometimes easier to decorate for the things I often do. In this case, I was surprised at how much was eaten at the party. There was about 1/3 of the cake left for me to take up to the office the next day.
"Edible Creations Made to Your Specifications." I have been cooking and baking since I was about five years old. In high school, I got started with cake decorating while working for a frozen yogurt shop. I seemed to have a knack for it. Since then, I have made most of the cakes for my kids' birthdays and many friends. I do all sorts of baked goods, and I'll highlight some of the better ones here and tell you a little about them.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
"Ugly Little Spud"
After shaping the cake, icing it, and putting on the fondant, I pressed the fondant into the detailed areas for shape and accent. It was sort of like playing with a clay sculpture. The only thing was that if you push a little too much, you'll tear the fondant, and it's a very bad day. Luck was with me and I didn't do that. Once I had the fondant exactly how I wanted it, I rubbed the areas where I wanted darker shading with dark green pearl dust. The higher areas where I wanted highlights, I rubbed with white pearl dust. The green made it darker, and the white made it slightly lighter, but both make it shiny. The shine doesn't show as much in the picture, but it was a cool effect. Last, I piped the details on the face and around the base of the cake. Since the icing beneath was chocolate, it wouldn't do to have any chocolate peek out from beneath the green fondant layer. I was incredibly pleased with how this one turned out. It tasted great too. In fact, there was a boy at my son's party which doesn't like chocolate cake. We gave him a piece and he ended up scraping his plate clean. I call that a job well done. I usually have quite a bit of cake left over from my kids' parties, because I make them a bit bigger than necessary. A larger cake is sometimes easier to decorate for the things I often do. In this case, I was surprised at how much was eaten at the party. There was about 1/3 of the cake left for me to take up to the office the next day.
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