Birthdays and weddings call for special cakes with lovely frosting and wonderful decorations on the top and sides. Specialty cakes can cost hundreds of dollars to purchase, or be more reasonable, but with less choices of theme and decoration. One way to get the cost down and have more choice of design is to bake and decorate the cake yourself. For some this is a really daunting job. Our hearts are in the right place, but our skill level leaves a bit to be desired. Working moms need to have something that saves them time, but still looks great. Cake decorating kits are the answer for many would be cake decorators.
You can bake your own cake layers and then use the Cake decorating kits, or you can purchase plain cake layers at the bakery and put them together using the kit. There are many books devoted to baking cakes and decorating them. These books have recipes to follow for layer cakes of all sizes, that hold together to decorate. Some of the kits include recipes for you to follow. The first step in planning your perfectly decorated cake is to ask the birthday person, or the bride what they want their cake to look like, and what flavor cake they prefer. Once you know how the cake should look and taste, you are half way there. I would bake the cake with a day or two to spare, so if any thing goes wrong in the baking process, you can try again with time.
Once the cake layers are ready and cooled, you need a good base frosting. The frosting holds the cake together and the crumbs in. It is good to put a thin layer on first, let it set up and then put the final layer on. Then you have a good base for the decorations. The right frosting recipe makes the difference between frustration and success. Good cake decorating books and some cake decorating kits will have tried and true frosting recipes to use. Children’s birthday cakes are the most fun to do because children choose themes like Disney princess party, dinosaurs, space men, little mermaids, trains, animals, or whatever children’s movie they have seen.
Wedding cakes are more formal, and rely more on white for color. You always purchase the little bride and groom for the top anyway, so getting a bridal Cake decorating kit can be done at the same time. kits are great because they do the design and difficult parts for you. There are dozens of different kits you can find on line or in stores near you. Most of them have easy to follow directions and all the decorations lined up for you to put on the cake.
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