DD1 is not having a birthday party this year but we will do dinner at the IL's on her birthday like we do every year.
I thought i would have a go at making her a Dora cake using some of her Dora figurines.
I don't want to use a packet mix so has someone got a nice easy cake & icing recipe they could suggest?
Cake - i was thinking maybe a choc mud cake or similar, something that will hold icing and figurines without risk of sagging ?
I have a high walled square cake tin i would be using so get a little more rise/balance out of the cake ???
Icing - i don't know if it's better to do fondant so i can get a flat covering, i was thinking of doing it green (grass) maybe attempting to make (or buying) some flowers, then possibly making some blue jelly to put as a little 'lake' and have Dora and some of her friends, some fake trees etc?
I made DD a Dora cake (it's on my FB feed if you wanna look) I just used a butter cake and butter cream icing. The figures sat up fine but they were duplo figures so not much weight in them
Aww thats so cute, i'd have to buy myself a new piping bag
Hmmmm so much to think about, i'm interested in giving fondant a go but i'm not sure how hard it is.
Icing has always been my downfall but i'd like to give it a try... SIL found these cool deco's that were ROCKS but they were chocolate, i was thinking i could put the rocks as a edge for the jelly lake but the cake wont be very big so maybe thats a little ambitious?
fondant is a lot easier than you think, I made Lucy a dora cake for her birthday and it turned out really well. Watch videos on youtube thats how I learnt
I can come and help you, crazy woman! I have a brand new icing kit ready to be tried out. I second buttercream icing, you can do so much with it. For DD's 1st birthday, I did a In The Night Garden Cake. I wanted it pink, but I had green tufts of "grass" all over it to represent the garden. Let me know if you want me to come and give you a hand
Hmmmmm that could be a good idea PRMG - is M's ITNG cake on FB?
I was planning on possibly going to the play centre the week of her birthday, maybe i could do it the day before then we could come back here?
Yep, it's in the cupcakes album. And the best part about buttercream is that you can make it in advance and freeze it. I've used marshmellow fondant too - have a look at the number 2 cupcakes - they're not perfect but it was my first shot at it. Most of the photos in that album are buttercream.
Happy to fit in with you, we can come for a visit after playing in Oct.
I just used the disposible piping bags ZF they are in the cooking aisle and have the attachments. (Cake would have been better if I wasnt so sick when I was making it. LOL would have put more effort in)
I think i might make it the night before her birthday after she's gone to bed, if i'm making it from scratch i might even just make a little bit extra and do some cupcakes for her for a cake the morning OF her birthday.
Normally i rush the icing because the girls are trying to eat it or put their fingers in it
I think i will just leave the jelly off, find a recipe for a nice buttercake or bananacake or something and do buttercream icing.
What food coloring do you ladies use for your icing, the liquid stuff or do you buy the powder, if the powder where do i find it?
Haven't made cupcakes in a while either so might have to do a test run... PRMG would you mind sharing a cupcake recipe with me?
ZF do you have the WW's kids cake book? They have excellent basic recipes that work everytime and are super easy! They make great cupcakes too.
Depending on the colour needed I tend to stick to the bottled colouring as I have to make a trip for the powder. Really red and black are the only times I have needed powder as they are hard to get the intensity otherwise ITMS. I love birthday cakes!!!
Preheat oven to moderate. Grease/line pans. Sift dry ingredients and then add rest - beat on low until combined then increase speed to medium for ~ 3mins until mix is smooth and lighter in colour. Bake in moderate ovenb until cooked - cool in pan for 5mins then turn onto rack.
Beat butter in bowl until as white as possible - gradually add half icing sugar and milk. add rest of icing sugar and flavour and colour as required. (Add 1/3 cup cocoa with icing sugar for choc).
Ohhh thanks hun, i could probably even do the green grass icing as a mint flavor
I set aside a boots, dora & swiper toy this morning so i know where they are
ZF, do you want the mud cake recipe we used for e's birthday cake?
buttercream icing is easy to make and work with
fondant - wasn't so much a fan - but i had a "helper" driving me bonkers at the same time
ganache is pretty damn easy too
my main suggestion is, if you want strong colors, get good quality colors - not the watery ones from the supermarket.
Oh Oh that recipe would be great BG - i was wondering if anyone things a JAFFA cake would taste ok with butter icing?
Am looking at some recipes and thinking of doing a test cake this week.. just for something different, does anyone have a jaffa cake recipe?
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