The 8th Cake of Christmas

It’s almost the end of week two in our holiday cake series, The 12 Cakes of Christmas!  We’re featuring some of the best cakes of the season, shared with us by talented cake artists across the globe.  Today’s cake traveled far to be here with us today…. all the way from Malaysia.  Good thing it’s bundled up in scarves, hats and a serious layer of cuteness!  I actually squealed when I found this cake in my inbox.  Created by Sheryl Ong from BunsInTheOven Cupcakery, The 8th Cake of Christmas is oh-so-charming!  Inspired by Christmas cookie tins… this adorable Santa, Penguin, Snowman Cake will have you squealing too!

Okay, I know you’re squealing!  This cake is almost too cute for words.  Each tier is a charming cake all on it’s own.  Mr. Snowman with his intricate knit scarf.  Jolly Santa with his rosy cheeks peeking out from behind his beard.  Mr. Penguin with his stocking cap and dotted eyes….. the detail on this cake is incredible!

Sheryl shared a few thoughts about the inspiration for her adorable design:

“The inspiration behind this cake is a collection of stacked cookie tins I chanced upon while Christmas shopping.  There were so many gorgeous designs that it was impossible for me to pick just one.  There were variations of Snowmen, Penguins, Santas and I wondered why couldn’t I have one with a combination of all 3.  In the end I went home without any purchases (I am a very fickle shopper…hahaha) but in my mind I knew that I could have my own version of the stacked cookie tins, even if it’s only cake.”

We are incredibly glad that Sheryl chanced upon those cookie tins because they inspired her to greatness.  Every time I look at this cake, I spot something new to love about it.  Talk about attention to detail!  Such a delightful design from a cake artist we’re sure to follow and love!

A special thanks to Sheryl from BunsInTheOven Cupcakery for sharing her whimsical Santa, Penguin, Snowman Cake with us today!  We are obviously quite smitten with it.  I have a feeling that all of you will be crushing on this cake too!  Cake #9 is up tomorrow… see you then!

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Mario

by Joanne Clifton
Fredericksburg (Texas)

Happy Mario

First of all, I find an image of the face of Mario and it enlarges until I was happy with the template to be used on the face are Bob of Wilton the Pan Builder.

I used the color flow method to the facial features, which allows time to completely dry before you start on the cake.

I used the document template of the face to put on Bob bakery cake Builder to mark off the coast where I needed to stop, decorated with colors of Mario work equipment and then frosted the rest of the area before placing the flow of color face.

After Mario cake, I narrowed the pattern of small size and made decorations similar to put on cakes color workflow.

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Longhorn Graduation cake

by Katie
(Austin, TX)

I made this cake of graduation of the guardian of a friend, who was a graduate of the University of Texas.

It is a white cake with an almond-flavoured Italian Meringue frosting. The decorations on the highest level are basing.

I used longhorn cookie cutters to cut the longhorns and made of black based graduation caps, then used an extruder of clay to make the tassles and their painted with a mixture of luster and vodka gold dust.

If I could do so again, I would cover the cake on basis. The amount of colour that I had to use to get the burnt orange color gave the glaze off taste, in my opinion. (Then, maybe that was just me because I was looking for a flavor off)

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Ladybug

by the chevalier de Jordene
(Brooklyn, NY, USA)

Ladybug

I did a classic 10 "round, and a devil food 10" cake and stacked with a yellow fill, it was about 5 "top."

I have a small 3 "tour of circle semi for the small Ladybug cake." I colored green food with dye icing and their fact a Degni on top. I've created small roses and placed beside the Ladybug which was covered on the basis of the Green, pink and black.

This cake was made for one year. I think it is a wonderful cake.

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In collaboration with Fondant

Work with based on the can be an easy alternative to cake decorating. It can also be combined with technical traditional cake to make it look the great cake decoration. All that you need to do is learn a few basics of the basis and practice, as all about cake decorating.  It can be fun once you get blocked it!

Fondant is made of powdered sugar, water and corn syrup. Flavour can be added as well. Covering a cake with fondant in the you can give it a flat surface smooth. Based on the looks like working with clay. It will serve as forms, can be put in service, cut with tailors of cookie, twirled around the wooden pegs to ribbons and enough well trained in whatever decorations your imagination comes back with.

I love Wilton cake most of things except for their decorative fondant. It may be easy to work with, but it has a bad taste, that you will finish by peeling it off the coast and eat the cake itself. Them there was nothing wrong with that, but I love the mixture of a great tasting icing and delicious cake mixed. There are a few options for better tasting fondant if go you with ready made. My Favorites are the ice Satin and Fondarific. Here is what they look like...

There are several fondant icing recipes that will make a cake in great flux.

Marshmallow Fondant recipe
Rolled Fondant recipe
The basis of cast including a cast of fondant chocolate

If you have additional fondant when you have finished your decorating cake store it at room temperature in a tightly covered container.Once you have decorated your cake fondant, it is preferable to not keep in the refrigerator as the basis for the begin to "sweat".
Now that you've learned on the basis of what is and you have your store purchased or recipe for homemade fondant icing fact and ready, it is time to learn a few basic cake to the technical basis of decoration and start to work with based on the.

Building supplies - what you need to begin to decorate cake fondant

How color fondant

How to cover a cake with fondant to the

Painting on fondant-use your creativity with right paint on your cake fondant.

Based on the figures - learn how to mold the animals and people fondant.

Manufacture of fondant and the basis of flowers to the pink - shaping your fondant flowers

Small cakes with fondant-how to cover your cake fondant.

Basis with your cake fondant cake ideas-need some inspiration on what to do?

Fondant arcs-how to make the arches of fondant to finish your decorated cake.

If your fondant is too difficult to work with you can microwave oven for 5 to 10 seconds and it will soften. Take care of the hot spots however.You can also place shortening on your hands and knead to based on the it.
If fondant is too soft kneading small amounts of powdered sugar inside on a corn dusted meter starch.Always cover your basis in the when it does not use so it dries.If you like my Web site, please help others to discover. If you have a blog or Web site, or know someone that is the case, please consider linking to me.

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November 4, New Orleans Saints cake

by Kristin Shelton
(Boulder City, NV)

Cake of saints

Back of the Saints cake

This cake is made of cake and vanilla frosting. It is on two levels. The lower level is two 8 "Tower of cakes with icing in the Middle, and the helmet on the top level is two 6" Tower of cakes with icing in the Middle, which I have cut out in the form of a helmet.

I made this for a friend's birthday, and it is their favorite football team. It is frosted and completely decorated my madeleines frosting. I used only Marshmallow Fondant to stripes and logo of the helmet.

The mask is the non-edible portion of the cake, I used the wire to the shape and then covered it with fondant to the. Nothing on the cake was traced and everything has been redirected on the hands-free. I really enjoyed making this cake and I am really happy the result!

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Nov 2, 1st Birthday Cake - Teddy

by CORNELIA MARREIROS
(South Africa)

1st Birthday Cake - Teddy

1st Birthday Cake - Teddy

1st Birthday Cake - Teddy
Vanilla sponge covered with vanilla butter cream
Teddy out of white fondant

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