For March's birthday cake - of course there had to be some kind of St. Patrick's Day theme. Also, the birthday girl requested it! She also requested a German chocolate cake with pecan frosting. Hmmm... a challenge!
The cake ended up being German chocolate cake, but instead of frosting it in the pecan frosting, I used that as the filling. The pot was made with a Wilton sports ball pan and covered with black fondant. The bottom layer was covered with buttercream and then frosted with the grass in the center. The coins themselves were foil covered chocolates, purchased at the local grocery store.
I attempted a new technique - as usual - on the bottom layer with the brush embroidery. I like the look of that, however, I think I need a different size brush. Basically you pipe an outline and then use a dry paintbrush to fan out and brush the edges. The brush that I have on hand was a small detail brush and I think perhaps a fan brush would work better.
Overall - I think this is one of my favorite cakes. Next time, maybe add a colorflow rainbow....
