Decorating a cake can be overwhelming at times. There are Soooooooooooo many ideas out there and the possibilities are only limited by our time and abilities.
My goal as the CUPCAKE STYLIST is to help you stylishly dress your cakes and cupcakes with made-to-order toppers that you can apply to your own cakes and cupcakes, to make desserts that you can present to your friends, hear them ooh and aah, and then tell them you made it yourself!
To make this cake:
- Bake a 2 layer round cake.
- Cover your cake board with fondant (optional).
- Stack the cake layers and fill with your favorite filling and crumb coat with your favorite frosting.
- Cover the crumb coated cake with white fondant.
- Next color some fondant to match the rosebud leaves, and another color to match or complement the color of the rosebuds.
- Roll some of the colored fondant and cut into strips, cutting the complementary color strips approximately 1-1/2” wide and the leaf color strips approximately 1” wide – cut the strips long enough to reach from the bottom of your cake to the top of the stacked layers, plus 1”.
- Apply your fondant strips to your cake by brushing the back of the each strip with a little water, then “sticking” the strip to the cake. (The number of strips applied will depend on the number of rosebuds you have. In my example, I used 24 rosebuds)
- Apply the rosebuds and leaves to the top of each stripe (again by brushing the base with just a little water)
- Roll the remaining fondant into various size “balls” and apply around the base of your cake (please note: “balls” can be ordered also, to match your rosebuds).
- Waa-lah! You have a beautifully styled cake that will impress your friends and family!
Happy Styling!
