In preparation for my daughters birthday I decided to check out some Pinterest ideas to create some mini cakes. I found one that looked so pretty and I followed the steps and thought this would be great to share with my readers by documenting the blessed experience.
Mine ended up as a frosted mess. There are plenty of fantastic bloggers out there and my hats off to all of you who include the best tips, unfortunately I must have missed how to frost the cake smoothly. Please do read on how I did to make it a piece of cake.
I can’t seem to decorate a cupcake and I’m artistic. Comment below if that is you so I know that I am not alone.
Items Used:
• German Chocolate Cake Mix
• Strawberry Jam
• Frosting
• Wilton All-In-One Disposable Decorating Bags with Tips, 6-Count
• Baking Sheet
• Cookie Cutter
• Frosting Palette knife
BAKE ONE LAYER OF CAKE IN HALF SHEET PAN
After I mixed the cake and watched it like a hawk. About 16 minutes later, I took it out of the oven to cool. It’s important to watch it so it doesn’t burn. Once it cooled completely, I used the cookie cutter to cut the cake rounds and placed the first layer on the plate with the Flat Palette Knife.
Next, I put the frosting into the decorating bag and made one ring.
Spooned some jam and dripped into the center for it to be even with the frosting ring.
I placed the second layer on top and proceeded to frost the cake. The frosting just wasn’t smooth at all. It tore the cake apart. Then I just gave up by cutting down the middle with cake palette knife.
It’s my daughter’s birthday so I took the remaining rounds and used the decorative tip on my frosting bag to make a nice little rose of frosting. Placed the candle in it and sprinkled the confetti on top. I did put it in the freezer and then pull them out 10 minutes before serving. Added a scoop of Blue Bell strawberry ice cream on the side.
My kids said that it was the best cake ever, delicious and that it was beautiful!
