
The cake and half of the cupcakes are lemon with raspberry cream cheese frosting. The other half of the cupcakes are VCTOTW basic chocolate, with raspberry cream cheese frosting and toasted coconut with marzipan eggs.
Each tier was 3 layers of lemon cake (this recipe without the poppyseeds) with raspberry preserves and raspberry cream cheese frosting between the layers. The whole thing was coated with a crumb coat of the raspberry cream cheese frosting (Equal parts Tofutti cream cheese and Earth Balance, with a bit of vanilla extract and Flavorganics Raspberry Syrup, mixed with enough powdered sugar to get the right texture) then decorated with tinted vanilla fondant.
I was going to make my fondant from scratch, and did make a small batch, but it was a lot of work, and I needed a lot of fondant, so I bought Satin Ice brand fondant, which, as far as I could tell from the label and my internet research, is vegan.
My first time working with fondant. I am no Duff, but I think I did pretty good for my first go 'round. One thing I learned is that it is key to have ample flat working space to effectively pull this off. I was working on a folding card table, that wasn't level, so I had a bit of trouble rolling it out evenly. I know I could have done a much better job, if I just had a proper kitchen counter.


11 comments:
That cake is gorgeous!!!
i think you did a lovely job, especially for your first time using fondant. i love the pink and brown.
What a beautiful cake! You're very talented, I'm so impressed! :)
Great job, Joni!
Holy cow that is gorgeous! I am baking for my sister's baby shower in a month or so, and now I am embarrassed! Everything is beautiful, and I hope it was enjoyed and appreciated :-)
Courtney
wow. that is a lot of treats. Sooooo gooood.
you did a great job - i've always been too intimidated by fondant to try covering a cake with it!!
Fabulous! I heard it was yummy, too!
wow thats one beautful and delicious looking cake!!
Beautiful!
A big congratulations to your friend aswell :)
I hope your having a nice week.
Everything looks amazing! I can't believe that was your first time working with fondant! It came out MUCH better than my first (and second).
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