I am fortunate to have a work place that allows me to make the monthly office birthday cakes. They purchase the supplies, I get to make whatever cake I want. This allows me to practice different techniques and build my skills up. Occasionally, I will get requests for cake flavors or a specific design from the birthday people. This month's birthday girl wanted a cake with snowmen on it somewhere.
This cake is my best fondant work to date. Usually I have trouble with the fondant ripping, tearing, cracking - you name it - when I try to cover a cake. I got a new mat over the holidays, which I think played a big part in how I roll out my fondant. Also, I was given a tip to use shortening instead of cornstarch on my fondant - cornstarch dries it out. Amazing difference! While it is not perfect - I feel much better about my ability to get the one piece of fondant to cover my cakes. It's gonna be a great year for cakes!
On this cake - lemon with raspberry filling - I experimented with the airbrush some more. By moving in closer, I was able to get the dark blue color (the actual color in the bottle is a sky blue). If I moved in TOO close, I got darker patches and spatter marks. Turns out the birthday girl has a mug with those same type of markings. LOL!
The snowmen are fondant that I cut out with a cookie cutter and then decorated. The snowflakes are white edible pearls adhered with a dot of buttercream. The "whipped cream" is just buttercream applied with a 2M tip and then sprinkles added. The chocolate is actually a round bit of chocolate fondant that I put on the top of the cake and then applied the edge of the mug to later.
Overall - liked the cake, loved the fondant work and absolutely am in love with the airbrush!
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