I had the wonderful time baking my good friend's grandchild first birthday cake. As I mentioned in previous post I enjoy baking and to have the honor of doing someone's first birthday cake was a true blessing.
My toddler is a huge fan of Peppa pig so of course I had to get her approval once the cake was done. Lucky for me she said I did a great job ;). The cake itself was made from a homemade red velvet recipe (http://divascancook.com/the-best-red-velvet-cake-recipe-easy-homemade-moist-with-southern-flair/).
For me personally if the cake isn't moist I did something wrong but no worries this cake was moist ;). I followed the recipe and ended up with another delicious cake. For the fondant I used the marshmallow recipe (http://candy.about.com/od/fondantcandyrecipes/r/mm_fondant.htm) .
When I do any of the cakes I bake I usually just visualize it and go for it. Wierd I know but I have to say it works. I had an idea of what the cake was going to look like because my friend knew what she wanted which made it easier.
I also made a smash cake for the baby. Typically the smash cake is for the baby to eat however they want so if they get messy it's ok it's his or her bday. I had a request that the cake be dairy free. I used this recipe: http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/18061/egg-free-dairy-free-nut-free-cake but I didn't use any chocolate. For the icing I made dairy free buttercream from scratch.
I hope the little guy had fun on his bday as I had fun making his cake.
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