Saturday, July 30, 2011

And the Masterpiece . . .

Told you I would be back to show off my masterpiece cake. It's a basic sour cream yellow cake again from Anne Byrn. Those of you that are interested in baking must have this book! Check out pages 404-5 for this great recipe. Take my word for it . . . you won't regret obtaining your own copy of The Cake Mix Doctor.
I am going to post the Wilton recipe for chocolate buttercream icing, though, since that's what I used. Here it is:
Class Chocolate Buttercream Icing
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon meringue powder
1 teaspoon vanilla (or other flavoring)
5-6 teaspoons water or milk (depending on consistency)
3/4 cup cocoa powder
Add an additional 2 teaspoons of water or milk
Mine turned out pretty perfect, which sometimes is unusual. Icing can be pretty finicky. But, all of you out there that aspire to be cake decorators or even to make something fun just for you, give this icing a try.
I finish with pics of my final product. I am quite proud of it really. As if you couldn't tell. I signed up for the next set of courses, learning to work with gum paste and fondant, so keep checking for more recipes and baking adventures . . . oh, and pics of my beautiful little ones. I'll post one more just for giggles.

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