This cake was made for a birthday party for 2 year old twin boys. The cakes were french vanilla flavored, and the filling and icing were vanilla buttercream colored turquoise and light green to match the party's theme colors. The stripes and diamonds were marshmallow fondant (YUM!), and the monkies were hand sculpted using plain Wilton fondant (not so yummy).

I think this cake turned out okay, I was pretty much pleased with the final result. I really like the way the monkeys turned out, I would have liked to have done more with them if I had had more time. It was around 90 degrees the day I delivered this cake across town from where I live, so the buttercream on the top layer started to melt a little. A good tip to avoid this is to use half butter and half vegetable shortening in your buttercream icing, but I just HATE the way it makes the icing taste, so I try to avoid it at all costs. It makes the icing more durable to heat, but tastes like poo. Another tip is to include a little bit of meringue powder, and that makes the icing "crust" more and make a harder shell, but for some reason I did not do this. Next time I will for sure though!! I hope you enjoy it!

Love This Email Print Facebook Stumble It! Report