A Cake Made for a Princess or Should I Say, Princesses

 

Today I wanted to share a cake I made for my TWIN goddaughters on their third birthday. I don't have a step by step tutorial. But, I'll point out some ideas that might interest you.

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*Bottom layer is 10" and top layer is 8". This cake easily serves 48 guests. If you have questions about how many guests you can serve with different size cakes here is a great Wilton website that can guide you.

* As you can see I used ice cream cones as roof tops for the castle towers. However!, they were too big for the towers and the cake, so with patience we cut out at least a 1/4 of the bottom half of the cone. When they were all leveled and almost the same size (You really can't do much with waffle cones), they didn't look so cute, so I added a think strip of fondants to cover the not straight cracks it had.

*To make the cake look like bricks. You first have to let the buttercream dry. Once its dry you can use a brick fondant impression mat. The trick is letting the icing fully dry, so that when you take the mat off the cake, the icing doesn't come off with it.

*The castle towers are one inch by 24" wooden sticks I bought at Michael's. Mr.C cut them the size I asked him to fit the height of the two layer cakes. Once they were cut, I covered them with pink fondant and also gave them a brick look with the impression mat.

*I bought the princess dolls at Target, and love them because they are glitterfied and you can change their clip on outfits. Makes me wanna be three again!!!

*You can't see the glitter on the cake, but remember, no three year old cake is apt for a three year old, unless you overflow it with glitter and love.

hope you liked :)

Tutorial: Owl Cake Topper

Whooo can resist a really cute owl cake? not me!

Sooo, I decided to post a small tutorial on how to make a small owl cake topper made out of Rice Krispies.

Rice Krispies is such a versatile ingredient or snacks. You can always make different snack by adding chocolate or colored buttercream to different shapes. But the best invention was and still is to use it to mold figures and cover them with fondant or chocolate to shape it up and make it an edible design.

Before working with Mr.C at the family business, I use to work at Cakes by Jula and once in a while they press the "emergency button", which means they are so jammed with work (because they're so good), they call me to lend them a hand. Once in a while I make a friendly visit to keep in touch, and they're always working on something great. On one of my visits, Leslie, one of Julas's best cake decorators, was working on an owl cake topper and I thought it would be great to show you guys how the pro's do it!  So, thank you Leslie for letting me take pics :)

Rice Krispies 101

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*Keep in mind Rice Krispies are moldable. Take your time and remember you can mold and cut with an x-acto knife if necessary. 

*Some pros like to cover their RK with buttercream to avoid the dents and have a smooth surface. It  

  all depends on you and how clean you would like the figure to look.

 

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* When using fondant try to have it enclosed in a plastic bag such as a Ziploc bag or the bucket it  

   came in so that the fondant doesn't dry on you and you don't get ugly cracks.

*What fondant I recommend? The most accessible fondant is Wilton's at your nearest craft store.   

  However, if you have access to any local cake supplier, I recommend Satin Ice. 

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*Step three is somewhat tricky. Once you have the body of the owl covered with fondant, cut a 

  triangle as shown on the last square. Take that piece of fondant out, so that it can later be covered in 

  fondant feather pieces like shown below.

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*Leslie made two-tone colored feathers with a FONDANT LEAF CUTTER to cover the triangle she cut out of the body. So REMEMBER! Think outside the box, when you have to make certain cutouts, you can always find a baby's face on a lemon cutter (). HA! Can you see it???

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*Re-cover the owls body for a smooth surface and go just a bit over the feathers so you cover openings you don't want exposed.

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*Remember the whole "think outside the box" deal. Well in this case Leslie used the same leaf cutout to make the ears.

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*Trick of the trade! Use water in a bottle that acts as glue when using fondant. You can also use it to spray on buttercream to smooth out a cake when icing it.

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*Detail is key when making a cake. So have fun and take your time! You can always make these cake toppers in advance. They can last a lifetime if you take care of them.

Here is the end product of Leslie's cake... 

I have attached a couple of owl cakes I found online to give you more inspiration. Click on the pics below and you may find more ideas... Enjoy!

                    

Please note that in this post I reflect my own opinion and in no way is it reflected by any form of sponsorship.

Weekend Recap- Week I of June

1. As we were driving to a dinner date with friends, I took some self portraits and when I saw the pics, it HIT me! I am almost 30 (by almost, I mean one more year). If your almost there check these facts on turning 30, I especially like the one that says "19. Antiquing becomes fun"!

2. Talking about dinner dates. Are you having one at home and inviting some friend over? Check these really cute table setting. She just had a week full of different table settings.

3. Do you already have temperatures of 90°+ F and love stripes, as do I? take a look at what Elements of Style posted on her Fashion Friday post.

4. Favorite find on Pinterest this weekend: Cutest idea, if you're having a summer party in your backyard or if just some nice, relaxing ambiance at night.

5. I love Sarah Richardson from HGTV's Sarah 101. I don't know why it took me so long to look for her website and like her on Facebook. She's just awesome!