I didn't do all the food for the shower, I have some very talented friends, but isn't the table beautiful!
With permission from Alana Hodgson, I used her design for this cake. I didn't get a chance to photograph it at home, so the lighting is a bit off. The pink is actually a little darker. I also had a bit of trouble with the top tier sliding during transportation. I need to learn how to secure my tiers better.I purchased a great tool to make the ropes. It is the Makin's Clay Ultimate Clay Extruder. I wish I had bought one of these before. I had a playdough factory which uses the same idea, but the plastic has difficulty holding up to the fondant. This worked perfectly. I found it at Hobby Lobby for $25, but used a 40% off coupon and it was worth every penny. There are a couple other versions of extruders out there, I like this one because the handle twists down instead of having to push or squeeze the fondant out. I have carpal tunnel so the twist version doesn't bother my wrists at all.
The cake is Ghirardelli Ultimate Fudge Cake. I filled it with a raspberry ganache from the Cake Bible (recipe to follow later in the week). The icing is buttercream with fondant accents.
I used a tutorial from the Cake Boss website for help making the bow on top. I would love to get a pasta maker attachment for my KitchenAid to help roll the fondant out thinner, maybe for Christmas.
4 comments:
what a great job. I love the final design of the cake and the bow!
Beautiful, I really like the colors and the bow is gorgeous! The food all looks yummy too! :)
I love the colors. The bow looks great. I'm hoping to get a pasta attachment for my mixer too. It sure would be great to have. I've got to know more about that extruder.
http://lissaloo-onestepatatime.blogspot.com/2009/09/rachs-baking-challenge-chocolate.html
There is my entry in your September Challenge, I had a really hard time choosing what to make what a Great Ingredient!
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