I think we've held you in suspense long enough about our bleeding cake. However, you'll have to wait just a little longer.
Before graduation was even near, we hoped to have the opportunity to make the cake and even had an idea of how we wanted to do it. We were adventurous and decided to try fondant. It looks so cool and easy...however, we beg to differ! Ignorance in this situation is NOT bliss. We now have a love-hate relationship with fondant. Love the way it looks (when it's done right)....HATE making it.
There were 3 graduates so we wanted to have 3 tiers, each dedicated to one of the graduates. They chose the cake flavor, filling & color of their tier. All-in-all, it was a success. Everyone loved it!
As far as the bleeding, we learned that you never put a cake in front of a window! Even if the room is dark and cold...WINDOWS...NOT GOOD! So, basically the middle cake (red velvet) got too warm and started bleeding through the fondant onto the lower tier. After a phone call, we figured out the problem, got the cake in a refrigerator and tried to clean up the cake as much as possible. Lesson learned! Actually, we learned ALOT this time around. :)
3 nights + 15 hours + 4 trips for ingredients + 1 large pizza = 3 exhausted girls
Before graduation was even near, we hoped to have the opportunity to make the cake and even had an idea of how we wanted to do it. We were adventurous and decided to try fondant. It looks so cool and easy...however, we beg to differ! Ignorance in this situation is NOT bliss. We now have a love-hate relationship with fondant. Love the way it looks (when it's done right)....HATE making it.
There were 3 graduates so we wanted to have 3 tiers, each dedicated to one of the graduates. They chose the cake flavor, filling & color of their tier. All-in-all, it was a success. Everyone loved it!
As far as the bleeding, we learned that you never put a cake in front of a window! Even if the room is dark and cold...WINDOWS...NOT GOOD! So, basically the middle cake (red velvet) got too warm and started bleeding through the fondant onto the lower tier. After a phone call, we figured out the problem, got the cake in a refrigerator and tried to clean up the cake as much as possible. Lesson learned! Actually, we learned ALOT this time around. :)
3 nights + 15 hours + 4 trips for ingredients + 1 large pizza = 3 exhausted girls
Nicely executed! It was fun watching you work.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome cake guys. Looks Great!
ReplyDeleteWow very impressive!
ReplyDeleteThat is totally awesome!! Awe, that must have really been memorable for the grads.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why my mom didn't mention it...oh well. Great job!