Whoopie Cushion!

Whoopie cushion cakes are great for a laugh! This is a mini cake but it can also be done with a much larger one.

Bake 1 layer of cake let it cool. Wrap and freeze for the night. zzzzzzz

In the morning carve curves into the cake top and bottom. This is give the whoopie cushion pleats.

Cover with buttercream and cover entire cake with fondant. Pinch around the edge gently. Write "old fart" or any other endearments you wish.

To make the "exit hole" I took 2 pieces of fondant cut into triangles. I pressed the edges together to create a seam and used a toothpick to keep the opening open and secure it to the cake.

Happy Caking!

Teresa

Toilet Cake

Toilet cakes are great for "over the hill", plumbers, potty training and many other sick celebrations ;). If you follow these instructions you will have a cake with about 30 servings.

You will need:

9X13 cake (filled)

A sturdy board (mine is plywood)

2- 8" foam squares

Dowels

8" half circle of foam (found in craft section)

Buttercream

Fondant

Royal icing

Chocolate candy with nuts! (you know where this is going don't you?)

8" round pan

large fruit can (empty and clean)

8" round cardboard circle

These are the foam 1/2 circle and the 8" cardboard circle. Cover the dome with buttercream then fondant. Cover each side of the circle with buttercream and fondant. Write "Everything turns to crap at 40" on the circle. (or whatever endearments you wish)

Attach the 2 pieces of styrofoam with toothpicks and stick dowels or plastic hollow rods into the styrofoam. This is the cake cistern. Cover it with buttercream then fondant.

Place clean can in center of 8" round pan and grease. Fill with batter and bake as usual. You will have to place something inside the can to weigh it down. I used a bowel on tip, but a glass jar or glass would work. I also filled a mini dome pan with batter to make a plunger and a coffee mug to make toilet paper. This is where you can get REALLY creative!

The 8" cake will become the toilet lid. Place on a cardboard circle and cover with buttercream and fondant. The toilet paper and plunger dome should also be covered with buttercream and fondant. (obviously the plunger needs to be plunger colored)

Place 3 wooden dowels at the peak of the dome and press peak side down into 9x13" cake. Place the 8" round cake with the cardboard for a bottom on top of the dome base. Be sure to secure it with royal icing. Now press the cistern into the 9x13" cake and add another dowel from the cistern into the styrofoam dome. This will keep the cistern from falling backwards. The 8" cake is NOT strong enough to support this weight so it must go from foam to foam.

Fill the tank bowl with frosting. Melt the nutty chocolate you chose slightly and mold into "turd" shapes. Add these to the bowl. Attach the cardboard toilet lid with toothpicks into the seat and royal icing in the seat and the cistern. Add the toilet paper and plunger to complete the picture but remember to secure them with royal icing.

Happy Caking!

Teresa

Caketrastrophe!

I had the opportunity to make a 4 tier wedding cake this weekend and it ALL went bad! I'm sharing this more for venting purposes, but also so you can get an idea of some of the stress I get the deal with as the "cake lady".

This cake was all chocolate with raspberry filling iced in cream cheese frosting. I had to transport it 30 minutes away. I stacked the bottom 2 layers on the stand and the top 2 were transported separately (thank goodness). While on the freeway a car cut me off then hit his brakes. This resulted in me slamming on the brakes . . . my life and the cakes or just the cakes! Ugh! The whole bottom tier slid off because it made the dowels shift which made the tier that was sitting on it also fall off. The top tier flowers fell of and the filling dam broke. Imagine a white wedding cake bleeding red juice. I said some VERY naughty words and pulled over. Took the cakes apart and shifted the layers back. The car and I were covered in icing. I know I should have taken pictures but I was too traumatized! I pretty much wanted to die!

I finally make it to the church and start to take pieces of wedding cake inside, everyone I pass says "what happened!" The grooms dad comes in and says, you must be the cake lady, and my response was "I would rather be anyone else besides the cake lady right now!"
After 90 minutes of fast work, lots of swearing, and lots of praying I was able to salvage the top 3 tiers and make it at least passable. Here is the final picture, definitely not my best but let's be realistic here ;)


Happy caking,
Teresa

Cake Tasting "to go"

Cake tasting "to go" is a convenient way to do tastings for me and the bride!

Once a month I arrange the tastings "to go" and the brides pick up their bag to take home and enjoy.

Each tasting includes:

4 cake flavors

4 fillings

4 frostings

all of the brides choice!

I add a sparkling juice of my choice

This is free for all cakes $100 and over or $25 for all other orders.

It makes a great gift for future brides. Order a cake tasting for $25 and if the bride books with me it goes towards the wedding cake!

Also great for a weekend treat. You can't beat a personalized bag of sweets for $25 ;)

Happy caking,

Teresa

Making Cake Stands!

It is difficult finding a cake stand that isn't ugly, too small or costs a fortune! I have officially lept out of the cake stand box and discovered how to make one. Platters are much easier to find in varying colors, sizes and shapes. Buy a platter or plate you like and a candlestick, vase or bowl that matches to some degree. Walmart sells an epoxy glue called "E-6000". (In the craft area) Put epoxy on each piece, let it set for 2 minutes and place together. For full strength let your new cake stand set for 48 hrs.

Blue 18.5 in platter with clear glass bowl beneath.

Clear 12 in platter with Clear ice cream bowl stand

Square 10in dinner plate with square bowl stand

White 10in dinner plate with matching square bowl stand

This is a great way to add height and elegance to a cake!

Happy caking!

Teresa

Present Cake

Start by baking four 8" square cakes, cut to 2" tall each. Stack and fill 2 layers. Dowel and plate. Stack and fill the top 2 layers. Notice in the pic the cardboard plate in the middle for support.

Crumb coat

Ice with buttercream, or fondant.

Use cookie cutters or scroll markers to place designs, then ice over them. Make a fondant bow or place a satin bow over cake!

Happy Caking!

Teresa

Spring Wedding Cake Special

Wedding cake special especially for spring brides!
3 tier wedding cake (10" 8" 6") round, square or diamond shape iced in buttercream with your choice of filling. (serves 78 people)
* Add a 12" tier to make a 4 tier cake for $30 (serves another 56 people)
* Cover cake in fondant for $30
* FREE delivery in SLC for 3 tiers or smaller
*FREE tasting if you book with me
* 30% off grooms cakes if you book with me

This special runs through June 15th. Call or email me for details. Feel free to email me a picture of your dream cake and I can give you a quote.
cakesbyteresa@hotmail.com
cakesbyteresa.blogspot.com
509-378-1841

Congrats!
Teresa