The kids love the idea of creating a birthday cake and decorations just as much as I think I do.
I think pinterest has maybe blown everything out of proportion, but it's still fun to plan little parties.
I'm pretty sure we won't be doing friend parties or intricate cakes every year, but when we do, this is the BEST, EASIEST way to make fondant (instead of buying a tiny gross-tasting little lump at the store).
Marshmallow Fondant
1/4 c. butter
16 oz. marshmallows
4 Tbs. water
1 tsp. vanilla
2 lbs. powdered sugar
Microwave marshmallows until melted
Stir in marshmallows, water, and vanilla.
Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until desired consistency.
Sprinkle powdered sugar on the counter and use it like you would flour to knead the fondant like bread dough.
Add food coloring, then more powdered sugar if you need.
The best part - It tastes good!
I wouldn't just eat it plain like the kids do, but I'll eat some on the cake.
My friend Haley from WSU taught me this recipe for fondant. I'm really unskilled in the world of cake decorating, and even I can do it.
Let's be honest, she did all the cool parts on this cake:
I don't have enough patience to make an actual pretty cake
but I like making fondant! In my head these had clean lines...
This one turned out beautiful because I made the fondant and cut out all the shapes and then my sisters decorated it!!
No fondant was involved with this but it was the funnest cake we ever did - and more my style since it was supposed to be a "rugged" and "messy" volcano
and it exploded!
My mom always tries to convince me to buy a cake and finally I decided it was a good idea
and actually the kids LOVED it.
SO. That's a good route too!
They each got their own tiny ice cream cone from baskin robbins on this cake.
Happy Cake Eating!
Family Favorites to be continued in a week...
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