We spent the past weekend in Baltimore celebrating Hannah's 19th birthday with her. Before we left, my good friend Sherri offered to help me make a special cake to take with us for Hannah. Sherri has always wanted to make a fondant covered creation, so with John's help and moral support, we all got together after work one evening to do just that.
Though we don't have any experience working with fondant, we carefully read the instructions on the package and jumped right in. We decided the cake should be in the shape of a Gerber Daisy which is Hannah's favorite flower. First, I baked the cake in a flower shaped pan using an easy yellow cake mix. Then the fun with fondant began . . .
Here it is! Our cake looks more like a sun than a Gerber daisy and it's a bit rough around the edges, but for a first attempt, we're all pleased with it. And Hannah really appreciated the effort.
At one point, we thought about ordering a cake for Hannah from the famed Charm City Cakes bakery located near her university. But the starting price for one of their cakes is $1,000! Although our cake, made with Sherri's invaluable help, may not be as spectacular as one created by the Ace of Cakes himself, ours was a lot of fun to make. Plus, it was made with a lot of love.
Susan
Fabulous cake and extra special with all of the love that went into it!
Happy 19th to Hannah!
Posted by: sharron | April 13, 2009 at 10:11 AM
I think your cake is beautiful and it gives me some courage to try my own some day. I really would like to work with fondant.
Posted by: TinkerVerve | April 13, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Your cake is perfect! Though I am curious how CCC is doing in this economy with cakes starting at a cool 1K. I'm a fan of the show but YIKES!
Posted by: Bethany | April 13, 2009 at 11:14 AM
That cake is much better that Ace does. Look at all the love just oozing from it. Good Job!!
Posted by: Melody | April 13, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Hello,
I followed you from Charlotte's blog.
This is an amazing flower cake!
~ Gabriela ~
Posted by: Gabriela Delworth | April 13, 2009 at 05:56 PM
oh wow what a heap of wonderful work that went into that beautiful cake, I only wish I had a about a millimetre as much talent, sadly my skills in that are are limited!
nice blog, just surfed on in...
Sarah
Posted by: sarah abeachcottage | April 14, 2009 at 04:22 AM
What a wonderful cake! Much better than anything ordered from the Ace of Cakes! Hope you had a great time celebrating Hannah's birthday.
Posted by: Claudia | April 14, 2009 at 07:22 AM
I loved your cake! It is beautiful and so full of love! A real original creation for the birthday girl! Happy birthday Hannah!
Posted by: Roseann | April 14, 2009 at 11:52 AM
aww, who says it isn't as spectacular? It is ADORABLE! I just want to know where you found the flower pan.
Posted by: Heather C | April 14, 2009 at 04:04 PM
Wow! What a beautiful cake! Love it.
xo Colette
Posted by: Colette | April 15, 2009 at 07:47 PM
too good for a first attempt.its sure filled with a lot of true love.bravo!
Posted by: esther | April 17, 2009 at 11:06 AM