Tomorrow is Mother's Day! :] Time to show our moms we love them and appreciate everything they do for us!
I made my fiance's mom a wonderful cake to celebrate. White cake with a strawberry cream filling and marshmallow fondant is perfect for a light yet sweet treat!
I used a basic white cake mix to fill one 8'x4' cake pan. I cut the cake round in half width wise to make a double layer cake without having to increase the size.
The strawberry cream filling is simple and one of my favorites for white and yellow cakes.
Here's What You Do:
1 C diced fresh strawberries
1 C heavy whipping cream
1/3 casting sugar
1 Tsp vanilla extract
Mix together the cream, sugar and vanilla. Beat the mixture until it begins to form stiff peaks.
Usually take about 4 mins.
Remember that over whipping the cream will cause it to curdle.
Now fold in the diced strawberries.
I let the cake cool completely before I sliced it. Then spread the entire amount of filling on the cake. After placing the two halves together I covered the entire cake with butter cream frosting. This is necessary to make the fondant lay smoothly over the cake.
I made 1lb of marshmallow fondant and colored a quarter of it with lavender fondant coloring. I then rolled out the white fondant and placed it over the cake. After cutting it to fit I smoothed it gently with an angled spatula. The cake is now ready to decorate! I made the bow and other decorations with the lavender fondant and applied them to the cake.
I love this video on how to make fondant bows. This guy makes it look so easy! When I have more time I use regular fondant which is a little less sticky and makes bows and other things easier to mold, which is what he is using in this video.
Here is how my cake turned out!
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| "C" is my fiance's mom's name |
Hey there! I found your blog through goodreads and wanted to stop by and say hello! While I absolutely enjoyed your review of Candid, I saw this post and I just had to say how beautiful the cake looks! Talent is talent, art is art, no matter if it is writing, painting, photography, cake decorating, cooking, etc. Beautiful job. So did your fiance's mom love the cake?
ReplyDeleteFeel free to stop by my blog sometime. My blog is called The Muses Circle because The Muses in Greek Mythology presided over the arts and I wanted a place that I could not only talk about books, but show my love for movies and other arts. While I do focus on books and cinema, I'm hoping to expand a bit this summer, maybe do some reviews on music, artwork-- maybe invite you over on my blog as a guest blogger to show off your skills in the kitchen??? I'm up for whatever!
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Best Wishes!
Mia at The Muses Circle
Thank you, thank you!!
DeleteYes she did love the cake.
I have so many birthdays coming up that I am doing cakes for too. So I will have those posted.
I wish i had a better camera >.<
I sent you an email!