Here's my first attempt at fancy-schmancy cake making earlier this year for Mother's Day. I borrowed two cake pans from my aunt. I researched methods on frosting a cake. I stole a cool idea for making chocolate letters from one of my favorite food blogs (bakerella.com). I called my aforementioned, experienced cake-decorating aunt multiple times for advice and coaching. In all, I was a nervous nelly about this thing. Especially about cutting the two cakes in half for my four layers.
But it was fantastic. Four layers, Triple chocolate (Betty Crocker, people...you think my first cake is going to be from scratch??!), with raspberry sauce and cream cheese frosting between the layers, and a pink buttercream frosting on the outside. I was celebrating my awesome mother, my own motherhood, and all the wonderful moms in my family with this cake. I need an excuse to make another one soon!
Tip: The letters and flower were really easy. First, draw your design on a piece of wax paper. Next, melt some chocolate or candy melts (if you want something colorful) and put the melted chocolate in a pastry bag with small decorator tip (or cut a small hole in the corner of a sandwich baggie....not as easy, though). Then, draw with the chocolate over the design on your wax paper. Freeze it, and your done!
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