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Baking Cakes With Butterfly Decorations

Cakes are edible spongy food made from milk, butter, oil, egg, sugar, leavening agents, flour, colors and fruit extract or fruit essence. There are various cakes available in the market such as cheese cakes, plum cakes, and spice cakes. Cakes are used in weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties and get-togethers. Cakes are typically like bread in which creams and fruit essence, and extracts are added. We can send cakes as gifts to our loved ones. They are classified according to the leavening agents, essences and/or the flavors added.

Cake is a sweet dessert food which composed of various edible items. First the eggs are beaten with sugar and the fruit extract or fruit essence is added to it. Then, milk, baking powder, leavening agent and flour are added. They are thoroughly mashed together and added to the beaten egg. This mixture is poured into a cake mold and kept in an oven at usually 180 degrees Celsius.

The important thing to be considered after baking is the icing, frosting and topping the cake with decorative items. Decorating a cake can be a very complicated procedure. It needs a very well practiced and skilled person. It is a rich art. Cake decorations come in both edible and inedible varieties. All that a base cake needs is a perfect mold for getting a perfect shape for our desired design.

Decorating cakes brings attraction and taste. There are various decorations available. A butterfly cake decoration is very attractive. All that is needed is fondant which is made up of a thickened sugary paste. The sugary paste is then dipped in a corn starch to give grip to that design. Making butterflies from fondant is easier than many other shapes.  A butterfly shaped cookie cutter, colors, essence, and confectionery sugars are also needed for this.

A butterfly cake decoration is made from kneaded fondant. A drop of color is added to the fondant at first and then it is kneaded. For making butterflies, 4 or 5 color fondants are needed. Prepare all the colored fondants. Take one color fondant and roll it out using a rolling pin and this is the base of the butterfly. It is dusted with corn starch. Cut the flattened fondant into butterfly shape using a butterfly cookie cutter. Then take the other colored fondants, make one into rolls, other into tiny ropes and another into a flower or little heart shapes. Thus the butterflies are ready for decorating. But before that, we have to polish those butterflies in order to give them a full effect.

The polishing can be done by confectionery sugars, vanilla or other extracts. This can be made into a mixture by the electric mixture and is used for icing the butterflies. We can also paint the butterflies with the colors mixed with lemon extract. To prevent the butterflies from drying, we should place them in a damp cloth. Then place the butterflies on our cake and impress guests with these gorgeous and fabulous butterflies.

Fondant Cake Decorating Tips–Why Does Your Fondant Taste Terrible?

After you spend countless hours getting your cake to look perfect it can be a little disheartening when people seem to be afraid to eat your cake. Chances are, if you’re like most cake decorators, you want your cakes to look good and attract lots of attention. However, at the same time you also want them to taste good too!

Sometimes this can be a challenge when working with fondant but it doesn’t have to be impossible! With a little extra effort you can decorate a cake that both looks and tastes delicious.

The main benefit of fondant is that, unlike buttercream frosting, in a fairly short amount of time you can have a silky, perfect-looking cake.

In just a matter of minutes you can roll out your fondant, cover your cake, and smooth. You can also use fondant to create interesting shapes and figures for your cake that you wouldn’t be able to do with plain frosting.

Accomplishing the same thing with buttercream frosting can be nearly impossible, even for the most dedicated cake decorator. However, fondant doesn’t always taste as good as buttercream.

A general fondant cake decorating rule of thumb is not to buy store bought fondant. Especially if you want people to eat it! Unfortunately, most professional cake decorators agree that ready-made fondant doesn’t taste very good, especially the Wilton brand.

Store bought fondant is also fairly expensive, unlike homemade fondant which uses simple and inexpensive ingredients. However, the trade off will be your time. Homemade fondant may taste a lot better but will require some extra work in the kitchen.

If you’re in a hurry and still need to use store bought fondant, be sure to cover your cake with no more than 1/4 inch of fondant. You’ll also need a thin layer of frosting under the layer of fondant if you want it to stick to your cake. Make sure this additional layer of frosting tastes good and will be appealing to those who choose not to eat the top layer of fondant by peeling it off.

The best thing to do is make the fondant yourself at home. This will almost always taste better than what you can buy at the store. There are lots of recipes to try, although some may be better than others.

Many blogs on the Internet list simple fondant cake decorating recipes you can try at home. Marshmallow fondant seems to be very popular among cake decorating enthusiasts.

Remember that no matter what you do, some people may still refuse to eat your fondant. Try not to take it too personally. Most people don’t understand what fondant is or think that it’s inedible (like gumpaste).

Feel free to explain to them exactly how fondant is made and what it contains. If for some reason they still don’t like the fondant after tasting it, they can still enjoy your layer of buttercream frosting underneath.

You might need to experiment with a few different fondant cake decorating recipes until you find one that both you and your guests enjoy eating.

Sweetest Cake Decorating Recipe Ideas

Article by Richard CC Wells

Anybody interested in the culinary arts is fascinated by baking cakes. The internet is filled with different ideas that you can use for baking your cake and making it as delicious as it can be, and making it pleasing to the eye too. The variety of cakes that you can include to enhance your culinary skills range from cakes with frosting, glazing and butter-cream icing, to the fruit and nut variety which you can combine any kind of fresh dry fruits to make a delicious mouth watering cake.

Simple yellow tea cake that can be eaten with your evening tea is simply superb when you add a piece of nut or fruit to make it look and taste unique. Just by browsing the internet and searching various baking sites you can find innovative ideas and include them in your own baking.

One of the popular variations to the simple tea cake is adding fruit and nuts but not to the extent of making it a complete fruit and nut cake. You decorate it with unique dry fruits to give it an exotic taste. Or alternatively get some fresh fruits that are not commonly seen used in cakes, like pomegranate or even the seeds. Decorate your humble tea cake to make it glamorous and exciting. So along with your apron, put on your thinking cap and get creative with your ideas for cake decorating recipes.

You can also create recipes for particular occasions. By creating new recipes for cake decoration and getting highly inventive you can create wonderful cakes for unusual occasions. Besides which you can also use congratulatory messages on your cake with messages on the icing that can be different and unique.

Some other unusual cake decorating recipes are cup cakes which can be made quite cute and tiny for children but decorating them with colorful vegetables that can be really healthy. Most children throw tantrums about eating substantial amounts of vegetables so using grated carrots, beetroots and other veggies as a healthy yet tasty snack can be made. The icing can be made slightly colorful to please the eye as well.

You can also bake cakes to make them a great gift and you can create icing designs of various characters. Ranging from fantasy characters like Superman and Batman to logos and colors of various sporting clubs. This idea is great for young children when you want to gift them on their birthday. A very unique gifting idea, there are many ways you can make it attractive.

So start up your creative juices and get baking with some of the more unusual cake decorating recipes and see the looks and smiles of delight around you.

About the Author

Hi, my name is Richard ‘Cool Cakes’ Wells and I’ve been working with cakes for a long time. If you would like to read my article “Stocking Your Pantry”, then click here; http://www.coolcakedecorating.com/stocking-your-pantry/. And for more great articles on cake decorating, visit my website at http://www.coolcakedecorating.com/. Have a great time!