Sunday, March 22, 2015

Getting Better At These Cakes

Yesterday and today I made this cake for my sister-in-law. Her birthday is Tuesday. Every birthday is now a chance to get more practice making cakes. My sister-in-law has become really interested in chickens since I gave them the three at Christmas so it had to be a chicken cake.
I did a lot of looking in the last few weeks to find a cake that I liked and felt I had enough skill to make. I settled on this one, and I think it turned out pretty good. It is a chocolate cake with cotton candy flavored frosting. They had the little flavor packets at the store for the cotton candy so I thought I would try it with my own buttercream frosting. I only used one packet and I think it could have used another one but it was still really good.



The chicken, leaves, flowers, and her name are done in fondant. The straw is buttercream icing.
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  1. DFWMarch 22, 2015 at 7:27 PM

    Really pretty Becky. Talent & patience are 2 traits that I don't even pretend I have.

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    1. becky3086March 26, 2015 at 8:07 PM

      I could be a little more patient with these. I tend to make them all in one day. I hear I am supposed to take several days per cake.

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  2. JMDMarch 22, 2015 at 11:41 PM

    That is so cool, I would love to make one that even closely resembled yours!!! Way to go.

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    1. becky3086March 26, 2015 at 8:07 PM

      I basically took the free craftsy course, and watched lots of videos. It really isn't even hard.

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  3. Bushrat JohnMarch 23, 2015 at 2:21 AM

    Ok, I could reach out and snatch that cake for myself. You did a great job.

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    1. becky3086March 26, 2015 at 8:06 PM

      We had a piece and it was pretty good! Wish I could send them through the mail, I would make a lot more.

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  4. Mark WillisMarch 23, 2015 at 3:31 AM

    I like the fact that you have combined two of your hobbies in one thing - chickens and cakes!

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    1. becky3086March 26, 2015 at 8:04 PM

      I did that because my sister-in-law has discovered her love of chickens since I gave them some and she wanted a chicken cake and this is what I came up with :)

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  5. Kitty GreeneMarch 23, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    What a cute cake ! I'm sure the birthday girl will be delighted at your thoughtfulness, creativity and work. Well done.

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  6. Felecia CofieldMarch 23, 2015 at 8:21 PM

    Hi Becky! You did an awesome job on the cake! The chicken on top is adorable! I don't think I could make something like that! You may have you a side job in the making! Thanks for sharing! Hope your weather is sunny and warm! Blessings from Bama!

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    1. becky3086March 26, 2015 at 8:05 PM

      I hope I end up with it as a side job. I always wanted to do cake decorating. I have watched a million videos now, going to try some harder stuff soon.

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  7. DavidMarch 24, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    Nice work!

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