What do you buy someone who has everything? Scrapbooks have been created, collages mounted on walls and gifts exhausted. The answer is a piece of cake! Or maybe a full cake! Detailed designs and perfectly sculpted figurines not only show thoughtfulness but also add that personal touch to a gift.
Take big sis, Rosie, for example! Eyeing the turquoise box tied with a simple white ribbon at last year's birthday celebrations brought a smile to her face. Let's face it, a Tiffany & Co. box would make any girl's heart flutter but my piggy bank was becoming much lighter. This year, there would be changes. This year, Rosie would continue to eye the T & Co. box but of a different kind. This year, she would get to eat it too.
YouTubing and visiting websites equipped me with enough to start. And of course, a visit to my local cake shop to purchase Wilton's colour pastes (blue and yellow) and white marzipan.
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| Wilton's yellow and blue pastes |
After baking my vanilla cake, colouring my marzipan (using Wilton's blue paste with a touch of yellow to create that turquoise colour) and rolling it out, I was ready to learn how to make a marzipan bow to top off my cake. The creation of a bow seemed a little daunting but after watching a quick youTube clip and feeling sheepish that it was actually quite easy to make (Planet Cake's youTube video, 'Planet Cake Decoration Video: How to make a bow' - see below), my cake was ready to evolve into a Tiffany box!
Here is the Tiffany & Co. cake presented to the birthday girl and complemented by matching cupcakes!
Future posts will feature guides to rolling out and covering your cake with marzipan to create that professional look. Keep posted! :)
