my journey to bake the perfect cake
my journey to bake the perfect cake
For bride who loves fairy tales, the Cinderella dream, all types of cake, weddings and all things magical, this cake sure was fun to make. In another example of attempting to “feel all the feels” a bride describes, I sought to capture her dreams in order to make this Cinderella Dream fairy tale wedding cake.
This is yet another entry that’s not a current design but is an entry in the journal of my cake making journey – in this case, it’s a page from October 2009.
I made this cake for an entry into the annual Christmas in October dessert auction held at our church. The donations and proceeds of the auction are divided among several of the missionaries/missionary families supported by the church — these gifts are above the regular monthly support they receive. These are gifts for them to use at their discretion however they want/need at Christmastime.
Additionally, more than a fund raiser, I think its just a fun way to spend the evening — in that sense, it’s a fun raiser! — a way to get together as a body to share in blessing one another for the purpose of sending tangible loving support to missionaries.
One of the cakes I was so honoured to make this past summer was Rachel’s Peony Almond Buttercream Cake. Some of the cakes were filled with lemon-butter and some were filled with dark chocolate ganache. For this post I’m primarily focusing on the making of the flowers. I hope a few tips will be helpful …