Sorry for the delay in new posts everyone! But good news I just finished my latest baking venture, a double-layer chocolate cake. My mom's co-worker has a daughter, Bella, who is celebrating her 8th birthday. When I asked what kind of cake she wanted me to bake I was told one word and one word only: Chocolate. Seems fitting for an 8 year old girl to ask for and I was more than happy to create birthday cake for her. Bella had my strawberry cupcakes recently and she LOVED them. So I decided to be creative and decorate her cake with more strawberries. Here is how it turned out!
A trick I learned that helps with removal of
cake from pans: line the bottom with wax paper
Then fill with cake batter and bake
I found some pretty pink sparkly icing and I
wrote her name on wax paper to dry
and then place on the cake later
While the cake was baking I started
to dip the strawberries in white chocolate
Then to make her name really "pop" on the
cake I decided to put polka dots on the
strawberries
Once the cake had cooled I iced it
Then I place the berries around the edge and
her name in the center
Close up
Unfortunately in the middle of delivering the cake to Bella, for some reason a crack started to form near the center of the cake. The crack slowly somehow turned into a crater of sorts. It almost looked like my entire cake was a tectonic plate and an earthquake decided to destroy the world. Fortunately, Bella still loved the cake and so did her mom, so I guess I can still count it as a success!
peace&hearts,
G.
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