Covered in icing sugar
Making a a cake for your grandma's birthday is daunting. Making a cake for a milestone birthday is scary. Making a 90th birthday cake for your Grandma to be presented at a family meal is terrifying! But cake making is what I do so mum and I set to work. Knowing the cake would need to feed a lot of people we decided on a square, chocolate and orange Madeira cake. But first I needed to make the decorations, giving them time to firm up before adding to the cake.
I knew I wanted to spell out 'Happy Birthday' in pink fondant so I purchased these lakeland alphabet cutters to make it easier. I was really happy with how these turned out, and the brighter shade of pink will stand out well on the white cake. I made 2 of each of the letter just in case of any breakages.
I also knew I wanted to add flowers in both lilac and the brighter pink, as my gran used to make beautiful sugar flowers. Whilst mine are no where near as delicate or beautiful I'm quite pleased, especially with the lilac flowers.
For the purple flowers I cut a thin simple daisy shape with cutters, using a large ball tool and a foam pad to create shape to the petals. I then just left the flowers to dry out on cling film, surprised that the shape stayed without a moulding tray.
I knew I wanted to spell out 'Happy Birthday' in pink fondant so I purchased these lakeland alphabet cutters to make it easier. I was really happy with how these turned out, and the brighter shade of pink will stand out well on the white cake. I made 2 of each of the letter just in case of any breakages.
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For the purple flowers I cut a thin simple daisy shape with cutters, using a large ball tool and a foam pad to create shape to the petals. I then just left the flowers to dry out on cling film, surprised that the shape stayed without a moulding tray.
At this point I also attempted my first ever rose, but it was apparent sugar paste would be more appropriate than fondant, particularly on a hot day. The fondant cracked rather than sugar paste which is extremely flexible. I stopped after making the rosebud but not bad for a first effort!
Tomorrow when I bake and construct the cake, I plan on adding silver stars around the writing to add a bit of sparkle! This is easier with soft fondant as the edible shimmer can stick more easily.
Tomorrow when I bake and construct the cake, I plan on adding silver stars around the writing to add a bit of sparkle! This is easier with soft fondant as the edible shimmer can stick more easily.
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