My friend introduced me to this awesome chocolate trifle cake recipe. One day, I thought, it would look so pretty in a jar. So there it is…Thanks Eric!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Happy Birthday Mom!
This year, it was my resolution to decorate a cake at least once a month to develop my skill and experience. My mom’s birthday was in January, and although she lives on Guam; I wanted to celebrate her life here in Hawaii with a little cake. The colors were inspired by the acrylic plate the cake is on that I got on sale at Target. I wanted it to have a cloth-like appearance, because my mom is a seamstress. So, I designed a cake with ruffles. A peony flower is ruffly and because of its size, just one alone can make a pretty big statement. So I decided it was a good opportunity to practice making the flower for the cake. I ended up with something that looked like a hat. Go figure.
Teal Cherry Blossoms
I have to admit, my most favorite part of decorating a cake is the decoration. Baking, while necessary for a cake, can be a bit blah. I just haven’t developed my recipes enough to make it interesting (which is my goal for this year – develop new yummy flavors). Anyways, I was so happy when my cousin, owner/baker/decorator of K’s Sugar & Spice, asked me to help her with a few of her cakes – just making sugar flowers! Wahoo…another opportunity to practice flower making. So this is one of my most recent collaborations with cousin Kelley, with flowers hand crafted by yours truly.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)