My first attempt at putting that knowledge to work was for my son's first birthday - at the time I was so afraid of putting too many decorations on it and making it look really amateur, that I didn't put enough on. Nonetheless, for a first time I still don't think it was too bad!
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| My son's Saggy Baggy Elephant 1st Birthday cake |
His 2nd birthday cake ended up being much better (in my opinion) and I've done 3 other cakes as well. Each one is a learning experience and even though I love doing it, it ends up being pretty stressful at times. It's the perfectionist in me that wants extraordinary results paired with a skill set that is far less advanced that what it needs to be to make the vision a reality!
Back to the cupcakes. My friend sent me this image last night:
I'm so happy to see that what she has in mind is pretty straightforward and other than the mini-cutters, I have everything on hand.
I guess I'll do the baking tomorrow. I have some buttercream in my freezer that I hope will still taste ok (it's a couple months old). I'll thaw some tomorrow as well to test it out.
If everything turns out well - I'll post the recipes and how to make simple fondant decorations :)
- Jacs
Jacq, your first attempt at a fondant cake is still gorgeous! Mine was such a disaster that it's steered me from using fondant ever again. I've now moved onto a simpler method by using marshmallow fondant. I'm such a cheater!
ReplyDeleteDo you have pictures of your 2nd, 3rd and 4th cake??? I would love to see the progression of your cakes. I'm sure they're just as beautiful as your first.
~Shae~
Thanks Shae! I've heard of mashmallow fondant but haven't used it :) Maybe I should! I have most of them now - I've been collecting the pictures over the last week. I'll be sure to post something about them soon! Thanks so much for the compliments.
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