I'm teaching myself tiered cake building (ie practicing for wedding cakes) and this week I really took on some challenges. Many prayers were said, much sleep was missed, but I'm so happy with how they turned out.
First one up was Emma's Cake. The idea of attempting a pleated frosting cake scared me to death, but with lots of prayer and many blessings, it turned out beautifully.
If you're interested in learning how to do this too, here's the tutorial that guided me through it.
The second cake this week was Mario Kart-themed. There are two tiers and each tier has three layers of cake.
The track is meant to begin at the front of the cake, go into the cave and then come out of the waterfall on the second tier (which, if I make this again, will be made more obvious). The track then goes into the green pipe which pops the racer out of the top of the cake.
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| Candy Melt Stars |
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| Candy-coated chocolate boulders outline the cave |
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| My daughter loved the candy-coated chocolate rocks |
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| Gotta have a waterfall, right? |
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| Fondant was used for the bob omb and mushrooms |
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| Bowser comes out of the waterfall |
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| Luigi races into the cake. Think he'll beat the red shell? |
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| Mario is the winner! |
Here are some helpful links for things that I did and used:
Tutorial teaching tiered cake basics
Candy melts (can be melted then squirted into shapes like letters or stars)
Candy-coated chocolate rocks (I bought these from a local store, but they are also available online)
Fondant (used for the road and almost every character creation). If you're a beginner, you definitely need to watch this tutorial and maybe pick up a how-to book at your local craft store. There are some tricks and tips that make fondant easy to use.
Mario Kart Cake Toppers (I loved these so much and so did John)
Happy Birthday John and Emma! I hope you each had a wonderful day!
-Jenna
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