I made this Treasure Chest for my son's 6th birthday. He wanted a pirate themed party, and this was the cake he chose. I made this cake by baking two 1/4 sheet cakes (one chocolate, one butter cake). I cut the sheet cakes in half down the middle, making each piece approximately 8x6. I stacked the chocolate cakes, frosted with chocolate icing, and covered in chocolate marshmallow fondant--- they make up the chest (bottom). I stacked the butter cakes on a board cut just large enough for the cake and carved the top into an arch for the lid. I then frosted it with chocolate icing, and covered in chocolate marshmallow fondant. I covered a wedge of cardboard with wax paper and placed it between the chest and the lid to prop the lid open. I used a chopstick to "carve" the wood-grain into the chocolate fondant. I trimmed the chest with "gold" MM fondant. I used plastic pirate coins, and to prevent them from actually touching the cake (for fear of lead... you just never know these days!), I cut a "U" shape piece of cardboard to fit around the wedge between the chest and lid, covered it with wax paper and hot-glued the coins to that. It slides in and out easily, making taking the cake apart for cutting/serving simple! I added some coins and brown sugar "sand" to the cake board for extra decoration.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Treasure Chest Cake
I made this Treasure Chest for my son's 6th birthday. He wanted a pirate themed party, and this was the cake he chose. I made this cake by baking two 1/4 sheet cakes (one chocolate, one butter cake). I cut the sheet cakes in half down the middle, making each piece approximately 8x6. I stacked the chocolate cakes, frosted with chocolate icing, and covered in chocolate marshmallow fondant--- they make up the chest (bottom). I stacked the butter cakes on a board cut just large enough for the cake and carved the top into an arch for the lid. I then frosted it with chocolate icing, and covered in chocolate marshmallow fondant. I covered a wedge of cardboard with wax paper and placed it between the chest and the lid to prop the lid open. I used a chopstick to "carve" the wood-grain into the chocolate fondant. I trimmed the chest with "gold" MM fondant. I used plastic pirate coins, and to prevent them from actually touching the cake (for fear of lead... you just never know these days!), I cut a "U" shape piece of cardboard to fit around the wedge between the chest and lid, covered it with wax paper and hot-glued the coins to that. It slides in and out easily, making taking the cake apart for cutting/serving simple! I added some coins and brown sugar "sand" to the cake board for extra decoration.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Puppy Cupcakes
These are puppy cupcakes that go with the puppy cake shown below. The faces are made of dark and white chocolate.
Puppy Cake
This is a puppy cake I made for a little boy's first birthday. The ears, eyes, nose and freckles are done in chocolate icing, while the rest of the face is butter cream.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Butterfly Cake
This is a cake I made for a little girl's 1st birthday party. It is an 8-inch round, topped with a 4-inch round cake, with butterflies on flowers all the way around the tiers, and a large "daisy" on top. I love the girlie colors... I don't see them much at my house!