This first birthday cake was made with a chocolate packet mix (x2) in 2 square pans. When I started to cut and put together I decided it wasn’t high enough so I made 2 more cakes, this time vanilla. I cut out the number one and stuck it all together with Betty Crocker Chocolate frosting. Then covered the entire cake in the frosting.
I rolled out white fondant icing to cover the entire cake. I then used the coloured white fondant which I had made a few days before and stored in bags in airtight containers. I rolled small balls to go all the way round the bottom which covered any imperfections when fondant met plate. I then cut out small circles using different sized circle cutters and placed randomly on top, adhering with a little water first.
I stuck a couple of the circles together to make a base for the candle to stand up as I could not work out where to put it in the cake.
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I love this thanks for sharing. You inspired me – a non-baker cake maker
Very creative and seems so easy to do.
Wow who ever did it its like so nice great job
my son’s 1st birthday is coming up and I can’t wait to try this! how does Fondant taste?
I cant believe this its wonderful my niece’s 1st birthday is coming up and I cant wait to make it on 4-3-10
This cake is awesome!! it looks so professional
This cake looks fantastic. We are having a ‘spotty’ theme for my daughter’s first birthday and this will be perfect!
My son’s 1st bday is two days away and I have been wracking my brain trying to decide what I’m going to do for his cake. Yours has given me inspiration, Thanks!
This is so cute. I have a little girl so instead of the blue I’m gonna do pink! Her theme is pink orange and lime green! Thanks!
This is a beautiful cake yet still simple. I love that it’s not to busy, not decorated to the max. I think it’s amazing! Just my taste.
Oh and to answer the question about how fondant tastes…it’s fairly sweet so make sure you roll it out pretty thin.
I can’t wait to try this! Thanks for the idea!
I made this cake for my son’s birthday also, was great as this was my first time making such a cake. The spots nicely covered the many flaws in my fondant icing!
This looks great I will do something similar for my daughter’s first birthday in July. I have been looking everywhere for something that looks fairly simple, professional and not too ‘busy’. Thanks!
I’ve been looking for an idea for my sons 1st bday cake using fondant (my 1st) and this is awesome!!! I’ll be swapping the colors I’m using. thanks for sharing this!!!