Cakes!

So, for my daughter's birthday party in September, I made a cake and decided to have some fun decorating it by making and using fondant. The following cakes were all decorated using ONE batch of the fondant. I still have a tiny bit left over, but I have to say that getting three really pretty cakes from one batch of fondant is pretty good, especially considering that making fondant only costs about $6, while buying the stuff from the craft stores easily runs you $15... for less than half the amount you get making it yourself.

The recipe I used for the fondant can be found on Amy's blog at Muddy Boots.

The birthday cake... I used the Wilton gel 8 icing color pack. They work wonders. A tip... after opening, place a bit of saran wrap on them before closing the lids to keep the colors a gel for longer... otherwise they dry out after a long period of time.

Cake for a gathering


Mmmm...

Cake for a baby shower.

Sugar baby... made from the fondant

One thing I recommend... I didn't do it with the first cake, and while it was good, the fondant didn't want to stick to the cake as easily when cutting it. The other two cakes were slathered with a layer of butter cream icing (I tend to put on less than they say to, mainly because I find the stuff sweet enough as is). Oh, and using my normal butter sponge cake recipe with the fondant was extremely sweet... the Never Fail Chocolate was a much tastier choice in my opinion.