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Monday, October 25, 2010

My first tiered/fondant cake

Here it is.  My first tiered/fondant cake.  It took me about 15 hours.  Lots of work.  I had fun though and will do it again.  The cake started to sink some as I think the moisture was too much when it started to defrost.
It was a chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling.
Below you will find the cake recipe. It was a box mix with added ingredients.
The dinosaur was rice krispy treats covered in frosting, then fondant.






White Almond Sour Cream Wedding Cake

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 55 mins
  • Servings: 40-50
    • 2 (18 ounce) boxes white cake mix ( Betty Crocker or Pillsbury)
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 cups granulated sugar
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
    • 2 2/3 cups water
    • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
    • 2 teaspoons real vanilla
    • 2 teaspoons almond extract
    • 2 cups sour cream
    • 8 large egg whites

Directions

Place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together with a wire whisk.
Add the remaining ingredients and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Pour into greased and floured cake pans, filling each pan a little over half full.
Lightly tap cake pans on counter to bring air bubbles to top.
Bake in preheated 325° F oven until cake tests done.
Baking time varies according to the size and depth of pans being used.


For chocolate cake: use chocolate mixes and substitute 6 whole eggs for the egg whites.
For liqueur flavors: substitute alcohol (such as champagne or Kahlua) for about 1 cup of the water in the recipe.
For berry flavors: use frozen berries, thaw reserving the juice. Substitute the berry juice for part of the water in the recipe, and stir the berries in at the end.

For lemon cake: substitute lemon juice for about 1 cup of the water in the recipe, use 6 whole eggs instead of the whites, stir in 1 Tblsp lemon zest, and use 1 tsp of a good lemon extract in place of the almond.

    2 comments:

    1. Thanks Sarah, I didnt know I could do it either. It was my first one!

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    2. That is SO dang cute!! You are so talented!

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