Massimo's Birthday Cake

Which 5 year old boy doesn't like Spiderman? For my son Massimo's 5th Birthday, I made him a 3D Spiderman cake! The head was made of Rice Krispies and the whole cake was covered in red fondant. The white and blue were also fondant while the black webs were made of royal icing tinted black. When making dark coloured fondant or icing, you'll need to use quite a bit of paste colour and need a lot of muscle to work it through. One tip: use the dough hook on your mixer to do the work for you!

My first Blog!

Thanks for visiting my site. OK, I'm not totally computer illiterate, but thanks to my friend Anastasia I finally figured out how to set up my blog. For my first post, I wanted to share pictures of some cakes I made this past summer. The first is an Elmo birthday cake for Isabella who turned 1! This cake is totally edible , including Elmo's nose and eyes which are made of rice krispies (covered with fondant). The number "1" is also made of fondant. The icing on Elmo's body is a traditional Italian buttercream (not the sugary stuff). I'm sure Isabella and her friends left the party with red tongue and teeth! Elmo can be replaced as any type of 3D bear or animal for a special 1st birthday cake.