I am scheming and planning Bear's birthday cake. I am hoping to get back to making the kid's birthday cakes and moving to type of cake over only decor/theme. Bear decided right away she wanted a chocolate cake. Easy enough. She had been asking for a princess cake, briefly a unicorn cake and has settled on mermaid. I have found I actually enjoy a little baking and am hoping to discover I enjoy decorating. I need a creative outlet.
I am planning one layer to look like a sandy beach. Sand made of toasted coconut, sugar, and crushed graham crackers mixed together. I bought small silicone molds to make some seashells and a mermaid tail. I am also planning on making and clam shell cookies (Nilla wafers, frosting, sixlet pearl). Thank you Pinterest.
The other layer will be water. I decided to attempt frosting ruffles in several shades of blue. Mainly because I was googling the frosting tips I own and #104 makes ruffles and reminds me of waves. If I cant pull it off, then that layer will be a frosting smear layer and I can throw on some small candy pearls to look like bubbles and top it off with a chocolate mermaid tail. Attempting Swiss Meringue Butter cream once my eggs whites and butter get to room temperature. Though that may be tomorrow's project. I have been doing one step at a time during nap time.
In the freezer I have a homemade chocolate cake with more steps than I have ever taken in making a cake. In the oven is a from the box strawberry cake, just baking away and a boxed Devils Food Cake on the counter waiting to go in. I don't trust how my attempt at layering will go, so I figured it is a good idea to have backup/extras.
Sand layer on top or wave layer?
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