Take the Cake
I’ve been making my daughters’ cakes since their first birthdays. Â I’ve discovered over the years that I LOVE making cakes. Â Sorry, I LOVE decorating them.
This year I decided to make the jump into fondant icing. Â I’ve always wanted to create designer cakes and I realized that fondant is the way to go. Â I was going to buy the Wilton premade fondant, but after reading a few different opinions about the ickiness of premade fondant I decided to try to make it myself.
Thank the Lord for YouTube!!! Â Hehe.
It turned out wonderfully and I will now use fondant to ice my cakes. Â It’s just so easy and beautiful!
But before I discovered fondant I made a cake for Ella’s 6th birthday that I have always wanted to make for one of my girls. Â It was a big hit!
Then I did the fondant for Aidan’s “Littlest Pet Shop” cake. Â I had so much fun making this one!
And my final cake…the woodland cake I made this past week for my friend Sarah’s 30th birthday was my favorite to date.
I spent many hours making the green ferns out of fondant.
I’m excited to try more fun cakes in the future. Â I have about 30 designs saved on my computer to try one day 
BEAUTIFUL!
I have tried to convince my girls every year to have one of those princess cakes, but to no avail. FINALLY just yesterday when I was online looking for cakes for Malia’s upcoming birthday, I showed her one like that and her eyes lit up. so I guess I finally get my wish.
It won’t compare to your glorious masterpiece though…
Comment by Andrea — September 22, 2009 @ 12:25 pm
love love love the littlest pet shop cake! You’re one talented girl!
Comment by Sheila — September 22, 2009 @ 2:33 pm
That’s really cool! It seems there aren’t many things you can’t do!
Comment by Elleah — September 22, 2009 @ 3:20 pm
My birthday is in January
Comment by Elin — September 22, 2009 @ 4:47 pm
They look AWESOME!!!
I tried the cake decorating thing a time or two and failed miserably.
Not my niche… I suppose.
Comment by Carol VR — September 22, 2009 @ 5:53 pm
You made those? You are so talented!!
Comment by Jenene — September 22, 2009 @ 6:20 pm
LOVE-Lee
Comment by Ruthie — September 22, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
Erin,
I’ve been making/decorating cakes for my boys the last 8 years. I make my own buttercream icing (my Aunt’s recipe) and haven’t moved away from that because I don’t just want my cakes to look awesome but I want them to taste good too.
So…what do you think about the taste of your homemade fondant? Good? Too sweet? That is where I’m concerned.
Comment by TCC — October 6, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
Those are beautiful cakes, Erin!!! You’re so talented!
Comment by ValleyGirl — October 9, 2009 @ 6:47 pm