Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Decorating a simple cake

I am sure you have seen this cake design here before. This is a very popular cake that I make using the Minnie Mouse cake topper on top of the cake to complete the perfect Minnie Mouse party. For this particular cake, the mom wanted to use a paper Minnie Mouse cake topper with yellow details and she ordered the plain cake. I call it plain because to me is missing my sugar Minnie to complete the look. But you know how things are... and I just did what was requested just changing the colors of the roses from pink to yellow to match the topper.

This cake didn't take to long to decorate.
-I covered the first tier in pink fondant and I attached it to the board with a little royal icing
-The first tier needed some support and I used a straw to measure the size of the dowels that I was going to insert.
- I  normally use plastic dowels but it turns out that I didn't have any more so I used wood ones.

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-I used  royal icing to "glue" and position the top tier on the base tier.

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I don't even know how can I call the "pink top" that I used on the top of the cake, but here are the pictures for you to get an idea how I made it.
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-Make the polka dots and attach them to the cake with a dab of water.
-Roll black fondant very thing and cover the board ( you can also cover the board first if you want)

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I used one of my most precious tools to make the cake border, the multi pastry wheel cutter.I also attach it to the cake with a dab of water.
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-Make the roses ( here is a video where you can see how easy to make they are)
-Add a few leaves
-Cut and position the Happy Birthday letters and you are done!
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20 comments:

  1. Thank you for the great tutorial, Kathia! Maybe I will be brave now and attempt fondant and your beautiful roses:)

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  2. Very thorough and complete tutorial, Kathia!

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  3. It is so darling. You call is simple, but it certainly doesn't look simple. I love it. You are so talented!

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  4. Thanks for the tutorial. Even without the Minnie its a very pretty cake.

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  5. Yep, I know what you mean about it being plain. It's still lovely though... and I like the pop of color from the yellow roses. I wish my girls were still young enough to make cute cakes like this for.

    :)
    ButterYum
    PS - I used to use dowels, but now I use straws as my internal support - even for a wedding cake.

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  6. Kathia, Thank you so much for this tutorial. I'm going to post this on my facebook. A friend has been asking about the top drip effect and your instructions are AMAZING :)
    thanks buddy
    hugs
    Manni

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  7. So beautiful. I am so into this pink black and white combo. It is an intriguing design and very classic!

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  8. Hi Kathia.I am from Tg Mures/Romania and i want to thank you for sharing us your beautiful artwork.Excuse my expression.I try to write correctly.

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  9. I love this, simple yet very cute!! I have only done 1 tiered cake, I know it's a shame but I don't get orders for any, but I know I need to practice more so I will probably just do some so when I get an order for one I will have had practice!!!

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  10. LOVE your tutorial...and am curious, how you make your photos in a nice square collage. Looks perfectly organized!

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  11. Kristi, I use Photobucket to make the collage. It is very easy and free.

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  12. Kathia, It didn't take you very long to do this? You work fast! I would have spent the entire day just to get what you did done! (Only you do it much much better.)

    L

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  13. Great Blog!
    I am always excited when I find one I haven't seen before!
    You do amazing clean work!
    thanks for sharing your ideas!
    Shelley

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  14. Great post always wanted to know how you drap the fondant on the cake board like that. I have to get that pastry wheel i have been messing with the one from Wilton.

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  15. I love your blog, been following for a while. Where do you get plastic dowels? Are they the same thickness and everything as wooden? They sound like a great option.

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  16. Thanks for the tutorial, Kathia. I'm a very visual person, so they help a LOT.

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  17. Thank you so much for your lovely tutorial. Please I have been searching for alphabet cutters exactly like this style for a while. Can you kindly tell me what is the name of these cutters you've used in writing the message. Thanks again Kathia.

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