Cakes: Rainbow, Fondant & A CatDog...

At the end of July I invested in the Wilton Course Book 3 for Fondant and Gum Paste. For those with a keen interest in cake decorating who haven't already I highly recommend you get on Amazon.com and order yourself it. Like all Wilton products and guides it was so straight forward and over a few late nights after Hudson was asleep and the housework done I worked through this book.

August was a big month for me for cakes. Lots of birthdays and friends putting their faith in me to create some masterpieces for their childrens' birthday cakes.

In one of my Posts from last week you can see Hudson's Toy Story & Cars cake. Which inside was a banana sponge with banana white chocolate ganache. Those interested in the banana component. For the cake I used a basic butter cake recipe opting for gluten free, but added one fresh banana mashed well and half a teaspoon of banana oil. For the ganache I simply added half a teaspoon of banana oil to the white choc ganache. It gave it just a hint without being too overpowering. And in terms of flavouring desserts I always love combining essences with fresh ingredients where possible.

I also went down the path of creating a 'rainbow cake' they seem to be a trend at the moment to say the least. This is definitely not a style of cake for parents that are against colourings! Like everything I say 'in moderation' but I will admit Huddo didn't have a piece of this cake. The kids all LOVE the effect though and thought it was just amazing when it was cut.

I also attempted to create a dog cake for my little cousin Olivia...I say attempted because I have realised I went wrong with the shape of the ears and it in turn came out a bit 'cat like' I think. I used pineapple essence in this cake and in the buttercream and that got a massive thumbs up.

At the end of July I invested in the Wilton Course Book 3 for Fondant and Gum Paste. For those with a keen interest in cake decorating who haven't already I highly recommend you get on Amazon.com and order yourself it. Like all Wilton products and guides it was so straight forward and over a few late nights after Hudson was asleep and the housework done I worked through this book.

Above in the top left is the 'inspiration pic' my friend Kristy sent me for her son Bailey's 2nd Birthday party...the other 3 pics are shots of the cake I made for this party.

 One of the main things in the Wilton Course 3 Book I got was teaching how to create a bow from fondant. I also got myself an 'embosser kit' and this was the cake I made for my cousin Julia.

Finally this was a cake I just made because I was visiting some relatives and had bought this 'Giant Cupcake' cake tin and really wanted to give it a whirl. :)

Cake decorating is such a great hobby and I really love challenging myself with new things and there truly is nothing like the look on kids' faces from admiration of a great cake.