This cake was made for a co-worker’s wife who loves almond paste. Instead of using expensive almond paste, I flavored the fondant with almond flavoring. Butter cream icing was used as filling and frosting. I placed a layer of almond flavored fondant on top of the filling. I covered the cake with almond flavored white chocolate marshmallow fondant. The flowers and leaves were made from the same fondant. A blue organza fabric ribbon adorned the base.
Step #1
Measure square footage of the area you would like to landscape. Square footage is the length x the wide of the area. Step # 2 At local lawn and garden centers, purchase bags of rocks or pebbles and the landscaping weed preventive liner. Step #3 Roll out the liner. Cut the liner with scissors to desired width and length.
Cut the liner with scissors to desired width and length.
Step # 5 Pour the pebbles onto the liner. Step #6 Position larger rocks, stones, or bricks around edge of the liner and rocks to form a border.
Step #7 Decide on the location for your plants. Push away the pebbles in the area you wish to insert your plants. Cut a slit or hole into the landscape weed preventive liner. Dig out enough dirt to insert your plants. Fill area back in with dirt and spread rocks back into area. |
Doll Cake for BreeAnn created by Aunt Amy and me
This doll cake is easy to decorate. NO DECORATING TUBES OR PASTRY TUBES NEEDED!!
Things You’ll Need:
• 1 Wilton Wonder Mold Doll Cake Pan
• 1 eight inch cake pan
• 1 Barbie doll or similar doll (you may use 7 in. doll pick)
• 2 Cake mixes
• Icing
• Spray cooking oil
• Aluminun foil
• Pink colored ribbon
• yellow colored sugar
• pink colored sugar
Instructions:
Step 1
Assembly Wilton Classic Wonder Mold doll cake pan as directed in the instructions that came with the mold. If you do not have a doll cake pan, you can you a glass oven going bowl or a stainless steel bowl.
Step 2
Grease cake pans and the Wonder Mold cake pan heat conducting rod with solid margarine and then spray with Pam or other spray cooking oil.
Step 3
You can use your favorite cake recipe or prepare cake mixes as per box instructions.
Step 4
Pour batter into prepared pans. Fill 8 inch pan with 1 inch of batter. Pour the remaining batter into the doll cake pan or the bowl. If you have any remaining cake batter, you can pour into cupcake pans.
Step 5
Bake at 350 degrees until knife or toothpick inserted into cakes comes out clean.
Step 6
After baking, remove from oven and cool completely. To speed cooling, you can place the cakes into the refrigerator or freezer.
Step 7
Remove from pans. MAKE SURE CAKES ARE COMPLETELY COOLED BEFORE ICING CAKES.
Step 8
Select your favorite white homemade icing or canned icing. You will frost the cake with a knife or spoon. You do not need any other special cake decorating tools.
Step 9
Place a small dollop of icing onto the plate or board to secure the 8 inch cake.
Step 10
Place the 8 inch cake onto the icing on the plate or board.
Step 11
Frost the 8 inch cake top.
Step 12
Place wide end of doll pan cake on top of 8 inch cake. Completely cover cakes with icing.
Step 13
If using regular doll: With a knife inserted through middle of top of the cake where the doll will be inserted, carve out a 1 1/2 inch hole. If using 7 inch doll pick instead of the regular doll, DO NOT CARVE OUT THE HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE CAKE. Just insert doll pick into top of cake.
Step 14
FOR REGULAR DOLL: Remove clothes and shoes from doll. Tie doll’s hair into a pony tail with a ribbon or rubber band. Wrap doll from chest to bottom of feet in aluminum foil. Push the regular doll into center of cake. If doll’s position in the cake is too wiggly, add icing into the cake hole to secure.
Step 15
Wrap a piece of thin color coordinating ribbon around dolls chest to form top of dress and a piece of ribbon around the doll’s waist. Secure long pieces of ribbon to flow down the sides and back of the dress. The icing will act as the glue to secure the ribbon onto the cake.
Step 16
Sprinkle yellow colored sugar in the front and center of the dress. Sprinkle pink colored sugar on the remaining areas of the dress, or alternate pink and yellow colored sugar around the dress.
NOTE:
Decorating this birthday cake is so easy. You may want to include your daughter in the cake decorating process. Imagine the delight of all the little girls faces at the kids’ birthday party when they view the princess doll cake.
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