Yesterday my second daughter celebrated her 4th birthday! She wanted a "Rainbow" party, so here is the cake I made for her.
Let's take a peek at the inside.
This was the second fondant cake I've ever made so I know it's FAR from perfect. I used two yellow cake mixes since I only have three 9" round cake pans, therefore, each cake mix made 3 of the 6 layers. I colored the cake layers and the fondant with Wilton's icing gels. I messed up a little on the fondant recipe so the white cracked in some places. I figured out if I warmed the fondant in the microwave for a bit to soften it, I could avoid the cracking so the colors turned out fine.
I learned a lot, though, so I'm pretty sure if I make a third sometime, it will turn out better. All that matters is my daughter thought it was cool and had a great "Rainbow" birthday!
Let's take a peek at the inside.
This was the second fondant cake I've ever made so I know it's FAR from perfect. I used two yellow cake mixes since I only have three 9" round cake pans, therefore, each cake mix made 3 of the 6 layers. I colored the cake layers and the fondant with Wilton's icing gels. I messed up a little on the fondant recipe so the white cracked in some places. I figured out if I warmed the fondant in the microwave for a bit to soften it, I could avoid the cracking so the colors turned out fine.
I learned a lot, though, so I'm pretty sure if I make a third sometime, it will turn out better. All that matters is my daughter thought it was cool and had a great "Rainbow" birthday!
I think its so cute! I want a rainbow birthday party too now! haha
ReplyDeleteGreat job! How fun is that?!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great. Happy Birthday to your little one.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is beautiful! I am doing a rainbow party for my one year old this month, so thanks for sharing! I may have to try my hand at this!
ReplyDeleteDarling! She'll remember that with smiles!
ReplyDeleteMGM
Awesome! That is super cute :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the rainbow inside, so neat!
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks fabulous! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteYou are an awesome mom!
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful!! We usually buy our fondant already made - hubby just colors it. Never thought of microwaving it to soften.
ReplyDeletei hope she got a rainbow brite doll to go with it :) that's what my b-day party was when i turned 4 too! it's a great one :)
ReplyDeleteYour cake is amazing! Great Job!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I scrolled down the second pictures I was like "whooaaaa!" I'm sure your daughter was too. How cool!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great!! I am scared of fondant so admire your bravery. lol
ReplyDeleteThat cake is awesome! I love the rainbow on the inside!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I love the little colorful balls around the bottom!
ReplyDeleteDid you flavor the layers? just wondering, super cute Idea!
ReplyDeleteI love this! My baby turns 2 this Friday, and I was going to do a rainbow theme for her (since we live in the Rainbow state). This may be a little too ambitious for me, though! It looks amazing! Do you have a link for the fondant recipe? I've never worked with fondant before...I'm kind of scared. ;)
ReplyDeleteAloha,
charlie
That is AWESOME!!! Did she know the inside was colored beforehand? That would've been SO cool if she didn't...it would be like magic!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteBrianne-
I did not flavor the cake - although that might be a good idea. I used a yellow cake mixes and just dyed them.
Attempting Aloha-
Here's the fondant recipe I used:
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/05/make-cake-series-making-and-coloring.html
Good luck!
domestiCass-
That would have been cool, but she was "helping" me step-by-step. My girls love being in the kitchen with me and I love having them there!
Wow, that is pretty impressive, my poor kids never got anything quite that creative.
ReplyDeleteKarry
Beautiful! My daughter would love this!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great cake! I just shared the link with all my friends on Facebook. Thanks for posting, it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh it's gorgeous! Fantastic work!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable!!
ReplyDeleteyou did awesome! i can't cover a cake in fondant very well - i'll have to remember your tip about warming it!
ReplyDeleteThat cake is fabulous!!! I would be super excited if someone would make a cake like that for me!
ReplyDeleteI am SUPER impressed. I wish you were MY mom!
ReplyDeleteawesome cake! so fun!
ReplyDeleteOMG, that is SO cute! Awesome job! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, sis! We were thinking about that certain 4 year old on Monday--I can't believe she's already that old! My little guy will be, too, before I know it! The cake is amazing~! I'm very impressed (and I'm not easily impressed, as you well know!) Love you!
ReplyDeleteYour rainbow cake is awesome! So glad I stumbled upon this blog!!!!
ReplyDeletei love this! it looks so delicious. i linked to it on my blog today. thanks for the cute idea.
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I featured your darling rainbow loveliness in my roundup!
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