Cake Decorating Ideas

This is just my second cake that I have decorated for someone using fondant and it was so much fun to see it come together. I had a friend ask me to make it for a baby shower after she had tried a cake that I had made for an anniversary.

The cake is a chocolate cake made from scratch that is very moist and is complimented well by the Bavarian cream filling. I have used coffee, chocolate, and vanilla fillings before but in this cake I just used chocolate and vanilla as more people like these flavors. The icing I used is Crisco based with a sweet, but creamy, texture. The fondant is also a homemade recipe using marshmallows.

I have had many people tell me that they hate fondant but love this one as is it not hard and gross tasting, but sweet and goes well with the frosting. I filled each layer with the Bavarian cream and froze the cake so it would be easier to frost and also keeps it very moist. After the cake is firm, I frosted it and smoothed with a flat spatula dipped in warm water.

The John Deere tractor is made using rice crispy treats and then I molded the fondant (I color the fondant as I make it) around the pieces and with royal frosting, attached the tires. It was easier than I expected but took longer, than I thought it would, since I had to let the fondant dry in order to assemble the pieces. The animals are made from just fondant molded like you would play dough.

They were very fun to see come together. This was the first time I had done animals with fondant. Cutting the grass and fencing went fast with a pizza cutter, and was easy to stick on the frosting while it stayed in place once you stuck it on. This cake was fun and exceeded my expectations.

First Name: Kendra
City-State: Manhattan, MT