Easter Cake: Purple Butterfly w/ Marshmallow Fondant

If I am going to be honest, I would have to say this was the first cake I was embarrassed to deliver. I tried homemade marshmallow fondant for the 4th and final time. ok- I might try it again if a client specifically asks for it and they understand it's imperfections, but I am going back to Wilton. Secondly, I tried my new silicone pearl mold. That was AWESOME. The only problem is you have to make sure there are no creases in the gum paste as they do not come out in the mold, so next time I will be able to do much better. The mold saves SO much time. It was really exciting. I also had my first success with the Cricut Cake Machine. The butterflies are from the Cricut. I had a terrible time with my previous attempts, but I found a dude on youtube that sugggested chilling the sheet for 30 minutes before running it through. 30 wasn't enough for me, but 40 worked great. 45 was too much. This was also my first time working with gum paste. I didn't realize how quickly it set. I had all my pieces on a sheet of wax paper and when I went back to finish the edges and tweak them to perfection they were already hard and set in place! After a moment of pure horror, I realized there was nothing I could do. If I tried to fix them they would break. This was also my first time to make gum paste flowers, although I made the easiest flower possible, so I don't give myself too much credit there.

So I tried many new techniques and mediums and learned so much. Unfortunately this cake definitely looked like an experiment. But it means I am a better decorator and my future cakes will benefit from this adventure.

Garbage Truck Cake Road Cars etc.

Experimented again with homemade marshmallow fondant. It wasn't as terrible as last time, but it was still terrible. It simply doesn't have the smooth perfect finish as the store bought. I also experimented with the chocolate cake recipe and ganache filling. I am very close to have the recipe I will be proud of.

I wish the marshmallow fondant was easier to work with, as it tastes A LOT better. I am going to try it 2 more times this upcoming week and then I will make a final decision on whether I can use it or not.

The garbage can was my favorite part of this cake and the birthday boy at the whole thing! Ha ha. In retrospect, I should have made some little bits of trash so when he took off the lid he got a surprise. The green space in front ended up being perfect for 12 candles.

I have a little bit of free time on my hands.....

So I caught pneumonia and have spent A LOT of time sitting on the couch. I've really enjoyed browsing this website: www.globalsugarart.com

They have great prices! I am going to have to place an order!

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St. Patrick's Day Fondant Cake Green Leprechaun Hat

I made this cake for my family and our good friends for dessert for tonight. Since the pressure was off, I thought it would be a good opportunity to make my own marshmallow fondant for the first time. It was ALOT of work. It required alot of kneading and pulling and smooshing. I was exhausted by the time it was ready. At this point I am going to assume I did something wrong in my preparation of the fondant, because it was terrible to work with. It was so hard to roll out because it was so elastic. Then once I had it on the cake it kept shrinking back from the edge like a rubber band. I would get a fold out and then turn the cake and when I came back around, the fold had sprung back into place. I wanted to throw it all away and start over.

This was also my first attempt at cake carving. I sculpted 3 layers to be the shape of the hat. This also took alot more time than I expected. No wonder sculpted cakes are so much more money. They take so much more time.

It also created alot of cake bits left over. I couldn't bring myself to throw them away, so I mixed them with the left over buttercream and stuck the mixture in the freezer. I'll have some ready made dough for the next time I need some cake ball or cake pops.

I also experimented with the recipe. Instead of water, I used sour cream to make a firmer cake that will hold up to the weight of the fondant. We'll taste it tonight. Cross your fingers.

Where to find cupcake push pop holders

I get quite a few emails asking where I got the disposable plastic holders for the cupcake push pops. They were ordered through bakedeco.com with a whole sale license.

Occasionally amazon.com will carry them but the are currently out of stock.

Happy hunting!

Wolverine Fondant Cake

"No man. Freddy Krueger have 4 blades! That's only 3. That's Wolverine! Right? That's Wolverine!!!"

9 in round chocolate fudge with chocolate buttercream filling. The front sports the X Men logo and the top is the mask of Wolverine with 3 slash marks and blades.

I made the blades out of metallic poster board and used double stick tape to make them double sided.

I've got a few dents in the fondant where the 2 year old decided "to help" but other than that I am SO happy with how it turned out. I have to admit it hurt my feels when I first made the cut into Wolverine's face, but I am very pleased with how the effect turned out.

Cupcake Push Pops!!!

12 Chocolate Peanut Butter Creme
12 Chocolate Chocolate


Look at the yummy layers of goodness.



Custom made owls made from fondant and gum paste.
Each one is different and each one was handmade.
No forms, molds, patterns, etc.

Look at those adorable faces! You could just eat them! Oh wait--- you can!