Baby Cake 23

by Rachael
(Waxhaw, NC, USA)

Baby Cake

Well it all began by volunteering to make the baby cake to bring to my good friends baby shower. Its her second child and its a boy
this time (she already has her girl).

The cake itself is box mix. I used 2 8"round Wilton pans coated with shortening (no flour) and followed the instructions on each box, one is yellow and one is chocolate. Upon cooling the cakes I cut the top level prior to stacking them.
The filling between the layers is B.C. milk chocolate frosting. I then crumb coated in homemade buttercream frosting. The fondant is Satin Ice, the best ever fondant (Wiltons doesn't taste so good) so I like to get it at a local cake shop.

Roll the fondant out and place over cake smoothly and whala! The stars and moons are cutouts of blue fondant. I wanted to do something for both my friend and her husband, a huge Mets fan,
that's when I decided to make the baby under a Mets cap,and then added the teddy, train, and crayon to give it a baby feel (all made from fondant).

Now the interesting part is I found these markers that write on cake called gourmet writer pens. I love them! All the little details on the cake are drawn in the gourmet writer pens.

I am very proud of this cake and I'm glad to share it with you all.