Minnie Mouse Cake

Well, i'm happy to report that my minnie mouse cake came out just like the inspiration photos i was given. I was really worried i wouldn't be able to get it the same. My customer was happy which made me happy :)

here we go! first thing's first, bake the cake :)

then, frost the cake

roll out your fondant and place it over the cake. smooth it out as much as possible and trim the excess

do the same with the larger cake, roll out/cover/trim

Next I cut out decorations. I got the lettering stencil at Global Sugar Arts

For the bow i cut strips and used bunched up paper towels. I wrapped the strips around the paper towel to keep the shape of the bow

after i already made the bow, i found this awesome tutorial i wish i would've followed. but mine still turned out good :) tutorial can be found here



there's the finished product! oh i forgot about the ears. I used black fondant and left it out on the counter overnight to harden. I stuck wires in them to keep them upright and sturdy when i added them to the cake. I hope you like my cake :)




***Recipe info

As i said before in the cupcake post, i used edited box cakes to save time. the cake was a standard yellow cake mix. I added french vanilla pudding for added flavor and moistness. I chopped up white chocolate chips and added them to the batter along with vanilla extract and some sugar. Easy on the white chips, you don't want the cake to taste like straight up white chocolate

The chocolate icing i made from scratch and was soooo delicious:

* 2 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
* 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
* 6 tablespoons butter
* 5 tablespoons evaporated milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

This is one of my favorite chocolate icing recipes along with Magnolia bakery's chocolate butter cream.

I've been featured!! :)