To claim that it’s hot would be a supreme understatement. It was 108°F at my house this afternoon so ice cream was definitely on the brain. This is one I made last weekend and it went over very well with the family. The price of cherries has finally come down and I’ve been buying a lot of them lately. Of course this translates into a lot of cherry desserts :)
Well, here it is… my first cake for Wilton course #3. The class is all about fondant. Fondant… fondant… and more fondant. And that’s A-ok with me because the opportunity to learn to work with fondant is pretty much the reason I took this class :) One thing I’ve learned along the way is while I may not enjoy eating fondant I surely do enjoy decorating cakes with it!!!
For Independence Day my family wanted nothing to do with a red/white/blue dessert. Not a chance. What they wanted was (surprise?) chocolate. I decided to try a new cake recipe and christen my MaryAnn pan at the same time. This cake is a fabulous crowd-pleaser inducing plenty of ooooohhhh’s and aaaaaahhhhh’s :) The taste is fabulous too… in fact, DS called it “AwesomeTastic”… and even a non-chocolate-lover like me thought it was very very very good!
One night this past week I took a 2hr basic fondant class – since Independence Day was approaching I decorated my cake accordingly. It was my first time working with fondant and I was definitely intimidated before class started. By the time it was over… I was excited in a whole new way!!! By the end of the week I’d signed up for a series of fondant classes that will keep me busy the rest of this month :) I’m thinking I’ll have a few more fondant cakes to show you along the way.
Whatever your plans for this holiday… have a delicious Independence Day!
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie hostess was Carol of the blog Mix, Mix, Stir, Stir and she chose Dorie’s recipe for the Perfect Party Cake. Having made this cake at least ten times since first being introduced to it in the Daring Bakers challenge back in February of 2008, I do agree this is the perfect party cake. Dress it up… Dress it down… even plain-ol nekkid… this cake is my hands-down favorite! Having made it so many times as a full-sized cake… and not wanting all that leftover cake in my house… for this week’s TwD I chose to go the mini-sized route and do cupcakes:)
