LITTLE DELIGHTS CAKES

a little faith and a lot of frosting

Silver, Grey and Metal Accents

Making my own fondant has been a money saver, and one of the things I love about working with it is getting my own colors and hues just right. But grey, oh grey has driven me nuts. I ended up with a huge ball of brownish colored fondant once because I kept adding and adding more colors and then fondant to try and get the color right. Never Again! Here are a few tips that are tried and true. One option is to use Americolor Food Color Super Black 13.5 Oz, of all the food coloring Gels this is the ... VIEW POST

Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

You need: 12 Ounces semi sweet chocolate- (I use chocolate chips but if you use a bar chop it into small pieces) 3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature. 3 cups powdered sugar 3/4 cup sour cream dash of salt I don't have a double broiler so I do this, making sure my bowl is about the simmering water NOT in the water stirring the chocolate often until smooth. Remove from heat and cool (10 minutes or so.) With my hand held mixer I then beat the butter on high until fluffy and then reduce ... VIEW POST

DS Cake

When I make figures for my cakes and cupcakes I don’t like to use solid fondant or gum paste because they become SO heavy. I like to make a rice crispy base that will be hard enough to support but not as dense. And for some reason kids think they are the most fun to eat! I made my rice crispy treat with 6 cups marshmallows, and 6 cups rice crispy cereal, and just a couple teaspoons of butter in the pan or bowl to help with the stickiness. This will be a lot dryer than the treats you make to ... VIEW POST

Lavendar Rose Cake

This cake is one of my favorites. It is so pretty and easy to do with a little practice. Its not meant to be perfect, in fact that is what I love about it. See How to make Rose Cakes under "Tricks of the Trade" for details on how to make this pretty cake! ... VIEW POST

Mermaid Wave Cake

This wavy cake was a huge hit! I made the waves by making a simple template out of wax paper, using 3 colors of fondant to cut them out and then overlapping them just a bit as I placed them on the cake. To make the mermaids I started with bases of rice crispy that I left to dry overnight and then added fondant for the decorating. Recipes for the Rice Crispy base and homemade Fondant can be found under "Tricks of the Trade." ... VIEW POST

Cascading Flower #1

This is the first Cascading Flower Cake I made- for details on how to make this cake GO HERE. ... VIEW POST