As I mentioned, I’m WAY behind, so here is a cake from about 10 weeks ago… A Drum Cake, or at least, that’s what I’m calling it. A friend contacted me because she was having her son and daughter dedicated at the same time, and wanted a cake to represent and celebrate both of them. She had found a picture of something similar and requested a few personalizations.
Generally, I’m hesitant to make a cake based on a picture. I’m always afraid that in copying another picture, the cake will fall short from the client’s expectations. If they have a clear idea or expectation in their mind about what they want, it’s sometimes hard to live up to that in reality. Plus, if things don’t go as planned, then I don’t have as much flexibility in the process to change the plans. But, this concept seemed simple enough, and with the personalizations, I agreed to make the cake based on the provided photo.
Each tier was three layers of vanilla cake with raspberry filling in between. I did a six inch and an eight inch. I used a basic vanilla buttercream under the fondant. And the pink fondant, (as with the first communion cake) was made from strawberry marshmallows.
I was so flattered the next morning when Wendy called me to thank me again and let me know how much they enjoyed the cake. They were not only pleased with the look, which is important, of course, but they also thought it tasted delicious! And that is the most important part!
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