Birthday Cake

I’ve been wanting to experiment with cake decorating for quite some time now and Kimber’s birthday seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so.

With the help of my very talented SIL Kim, I was able to get the cake done in time for the party.  If it wasn’t for her I’d still be rolling out the fondant for the bottom layer.

I used a couple of different fondants.  The bottom layer of white was MMF (Marshmallow Fondant), the two top layers were actually rolled buttercream.  All of the colored fondant was also MMF.

The MMF was definitely easier to work with.  It held together well which allowed it to be rolled thinly and still be able to cover well.  The rolled buttercream tasted better but was difficult to work with and was kinda slimy.  But it made the cake sooo moist.  I really don’t like cake at all, but I had two pieces that night and leftovers the next day, which NEVER happens.  Go ahead, ask my husband.

The moist cake may have to do with a couple of other things I did with the cake mix.  I added a banana cream pudding mix in with the cake mix (it was the only non-chocolate pudding I had on hand) and I substituted milk for all of the water.

I was able to borrow the cake pans from a neighbor and she had lots of cool tips for me as well.

It was fun to do.  Kinda like play dough for adults.  And my kids loved it.  They even at the fondant.  Kimber actually got into the cake before we served it, just so she could eat the fondant.  LOL!  I’m not sure that I’ll ever do anything this big again but it was fun to do once.