“My kitchen is a mystical place, a kind of temple for me. It is a place where the surfaces seem to have significance, where the sounds and odors carry meaning that transfers from the past and bridges to the future.”
Pearl Bailey
Here’s one I did for my Dad’s birthday. I ran out of ideas; was just browsing around, and saw this design on some linen. My love for the blue-green combo reflects in this cake. The basic cake is from the Hershey’s website, and the icing is of whipped cream with vanilla essence and sugar.
Ingredients:
The basic cake recipe is Hershey’s Deep Dark Chocolate Cake
For the frosting and filling:
Whipping cream – 200ml
Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
Icing Sugar – 3-4 tbs (according to taste)
Method:
- Bake the chocolate cake as per the Hershey’s Deep dark Chocolate Cake recipe…http://www.hersheys.com/recipes
- Cool, and then slice horizontally into 2 layers.
- Whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla essence till it holds peaks.
- Adjust the sweetness as required.
- Reserve 2-3 tsps for each colour you intend to use in small bowls.
- With the rest, sandwich the cake using 1/3.
- Frost the cake with the remaining whipped cream.
- HERE IS YOUR CANVAS….Using zipbags with the corners snipped off, paint on whatever you desire with as many different colours.
- GIVES PURE THERAPEUTIC PLEASURE…and tastes great too.
- Chill before serving.
Another combination of colours using the same recipe.
Wow your father must have been very proud. A daughter who can bake such a beautiful cake.
It looks delicious.
Your cake looks yummy and mouthwatering!!
These cakes are beautiful…I would love to have the talent to pipe out some designs like that on a cake. I have a Wilton cake decorating set and anytime I tried to use it I was a little disappointed in my results 🙁 I will just admire your cakes from a afar and keep practicing 🙂
Oh, those look so yum! I love the photos.
The colour and pattern on the blue green cake is amazing, you are very talented!
Your cakes are GOREGOUS!!
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Jeena xx
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These cakes are stunning – so beautiful I can’t imagine how you ate them!
Hi,
I am a new reader to your blog – and had to leave a comment to tell you that I think your cake decorated with the blue & green floral motif is one of the most beautiful I have seen. I plan to make an cake this weekend to celebrate my recent engagement, and you have inspired me to be creative with the decoration. Please come and visit my blog 🙂
Erika
http://www.asweetpea.wordpress.com
Came here through Anne’s . You have a good collection of decorated cakes…liked the colour combo in these two:)
Shn
Wow! Just plain WOW!
the cake looks delicious and really too beautiful!
may i know how long should we beat the ingredients u have specified for frosting and filling?
do we want to preserve the beaten mixture in refrigerator for a specified time before decorating the cake?