I am NOT a cake decorator. But I really wanted to do the cakes for the girls this year. Lily asked for a ladybug cake. I jumped online and found a lot of cute inspiration. One problem....all the cakes I liked used fondant. I was determined to make fondant and make the cutest ladybug cakes anyone had ever seen.It didn't exactly turn out that way. I had a lot of trouble working with the fondant and eventually gave up. My mom came to the rescue. She frosted the cakes and piped on some decorations. Then we decided to cut out little ladybugs to decorate the cakes. Lily's cake was my favorite. Annie's cake tasted the best. I will need to practice more before next year.
The girls really didn't care. They loved the party and the cakes. That is all that really matters in the end.
1 comment:
the cakes do look great! And taste better w/o the fondant I'm sure :)
My sis-in-law uses a fondant recipe that's simple, if I remember right it's:
1 bag of mini marshmallows
1-2tbs water-this part you have to experiment with-it's basically just to help the mallows melt
2lbs powder sugar
shortening
so you melt the mallows and water in the microwave, put shortening on your counter & all over your hands. pour melted mallows onto counter, top w/sugar and start kneading. keep adding sugar until it's a good consistency then roll it out 4 your cake
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