Last night I finished Ethan's birthday cake! This was my fist attempt at fondant, and may actually be my last. Normally cakes take me a couple of hours to bake and decorate, but this cake took 3 days. Good heavens. I bought white fondant, since I've never made it before, and so on Sunday I colored it, and wrapped it back up to use later. It took A TON of coloring to get the dark colors that I needed for his cake. Then on Monday I baked the 4 cakes for the tiers, which took 3 cake mixes. I don't know what we're going to do with all that cake! Luckily I bought sugar free cake mixes, so it's not as bad for us. Then last night it took me several hours to decorate. So, all in all, it was kind of a pain, but it turned out okay for a first attempt. I think I might go back to the molded pans, and frosting star cakes that I'm used to though, as they are much easier to decorate!
About Us
Andy and I met on a blind date in Dec. 2005. One of my 7th grade students was his neice, and she set us up. Go figure. We saw each other every day after that! We were engaged by June and married in September of 2006. In January, 2008, we welcomed little Ethan into our home, and in August, 2010, little Addison arrived.
Andy is a diesel mechanic at Kennecott. I taught middle school science for ten years, and am now an evidence-based learning specialist for a school district.
Andy is a diesel mechanic at Kennecott. I taught middle school science for ten years, and am now an evidence-based learning specialist for a school district.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Ethan's Birthday Cake
Posted by Leslie at 7:18 AM
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4 comments:
Very cute after all that work!
I have been following this blog: http://sugarslc.blogspot.com
for all the trouble and time, it might just be easier to let someone else do it. She lives in SLC so maybe she could give you tips for next time LOL
cute cake! I am sure Ethan will love it!
as always you are as amazing as ever. It turned out super cute.
It didn't just turn out okay -- it looks incredible. All the same I support your decision to use molded cake pans. Why not? Your Elmo cake rocked too. That is what I'm planning to copy for little Norah this spring.
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