I recently supplied a cake for an office party to welcome a co-worker's new baby -- and two-month old baby Juliet was in attendance and absolutely adorable.
In anticipation of making a cake for this occasion, I purchased a silicone mold months ago to make fondant baby clothes. After decorating the cake with some baby clothes, a rope border, and a very brief message, I thought the cake still needed a little something -- so I added a white fondant peony that I tinted with a little pink petal dust.
This was a simple cake design, but I was still quite pleased with the result. Underneath the fondant, there were three 10-inch layers of white butter cake that were filled and frosted with strawberry mousseline.
Recipes: "Base Formula for White Butter Cake," "Mousseline Buttercream (Strawberry Variation)," "Strawberry Puree and Sauce (Lightly Sweetened)," and "Classic Rolled Fondant," from The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum.
In anticipation of making a cake for this occasion, I purchased a silicone mold months ago to make fondant baby clothes. After decorating the cake with some baby clothes, a rope border, and a very brief message, I thought the cake still needed a little something -- so I added a white fondant peony that I tinted with a little pink petal dust.
Recipes: "Base Formula for White Butter Cake," "Mousseline Buttercream (Strawberry Variation)," "Strawberry Puree and Sauce (Lightly Sweetened)," and "Classic Rolled Fondant," from The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum.
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