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Have a special occasion coming up and need a cake? Perhaps a birthday? Sure you can go buy a cake, but it wouldn’t be near as special as one you made yourself. Here’s an idea for a birthday cake that my husband made for my birthday this year! He did an awesome job and it was the perfect cake for me! Follow these simple steps and voila, you’ll have a pretty darn cute cake if I do say so myself!
Easy steps for making a WOW cake!
Supplies:
- cake board
- cake covered with fondant
- black colored fondant
- red colored fondant
- white fondant
- yard stick
- rolling pin
- measuring tape
- pizza cutter
Game Plan:
1. Bake two square cakes and freeze
Wrap cake layers tightly in plastic wrap and foil
2. Assemble cake and cover with a layer of white fondant
My husband was actually able to use the leftover fondant from the bridal shower cake we made the week before. The marshmallow fondant recipe we use made enough to decorate two small square cakes!
Make sure the fondant will cover the entire cake, including the sides
3. Color a large chunk of fondant red.
4. Roll out red fondant into a long strip using a rolling pin. Make a strip that is long enough to go around the entire cake–use a measuring tape to check.
If fondant is sticky, sprinkle cornstarch or powdered sugar on the fondant/rolling pin. Use as little as possible.
5. Lay a yard stick on the strip and then run a pizza cutter along both sides of the yard stick to get nice clean edges.
6. Lightly wet the backside of the red fondant strip and attach to the bottom of the cake to create a thick border around the cake.
Make sure your red strip is long enough before you cut it out
Cut the red border strip to size and attach by lightly wetting the backside
7. Roll what’s left of the red fondant out and using a knife, box cutter, or some other sharp tool, cut out the initial of the person’s name.
8. Attach the letter to the cake by lightly wetting the backside with water.
9. Color a small chunk of fondant black .
Black fondant after color has been kneaded into it
10. Roll out black fondant and then cut out small circles using a cookie cutter or whatever you can find that will give you the size you want.
My husband used his wedding ring! You would’ve thought we would’ve had something else he could’ve used but he insisted it was the perfect size. Oh, and he wants everyone to know he washed his ring before using it as a cookie cutter…in case you were wondering!
My husband using his wedding ring to cut out black fondant polka dots
What's left after all the polka dots have been cut out
11. Attach circles to the cake by lightly wetting the backside of the circles with water. Arrange circles haphazardly.
If your circles are dusty from cornstarch or powdered sugar, dust off or use a damp paper towel to clean them. Just make sure you use the same method for ALL the dots so they have the same look.
Attach polka dots by lightly wetting the backside with water
12. Stand back and admire your creation! Way to go!
The finished product!
A side view of the polka dot cake!
What a fun cake! It was a great addition to a very fun evening! I feel lucky to have such a creative and caring husband!
Happy 27th Birthday to me!
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He is a pretty great guy! And so creative! Love him!!
What an adorable cake! So cute!!!
Love it! I also love that he too photos so you could blog about it! I’m making a fondant wedding cake this Friday. I’d love for you to come link up at DIY Thrifty Thursday at http://thrifty101.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-thrifty-thursday-16.html
Michelle
Hi! I found your link at Thrifty 101. This cake is so incredibly cute! The initial is easy but makes such a statement. Come visit my blog if you have time…you won’t find any cake baking posts though! ~Ann
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