Hi!
Welcome to my first monthly update post. I figured I'd introduce this series in 2017 as I have been (and will continue to be😂) extremely busy in 2016 and therefore not posting as much. The Updates Series will summarise and or preview upcoming recipes and recent bakes, as well as any other pastry related events in my life :)
By the way, this is the second time I'm writing this as Blogspot did not save my last draft and I hurriedly closed the window on my way out this morning 😭.
So here we go! Thank you for reading.
Violin Cake
Teenagers/kids: listen to parents and teachers when they say maths is important 😂. This cake involved a lot of calculations because my friend was sceptical that I could get the dimensions of the cake right, so I was determined to prove her wrong. I feel like I did... except one missing part that I totally forgot. If you notice, tweet me @minigateaugirl and tell me what I missed out!
The cake itself is all edible apart from the strings (white wool) and the details are all fondant except the bridge. This really was a fun cake and one of my favourites I've ever made. One lesson I learned, though- never use red velvet for a shaped/carved cake without freezing it! I am now a pound cake loyalist when it comes to more complicated cakes, it is so much easier to achieve a cleaner look with less mess and less fiddling. This is the second time I've tried using red velvet, and although I won't be doing it again, it went better than the last time. Two words- sagging handbag. Need I say any more?
Fair Cake London- Ganache cake class
I made this on a fun cake course I went on in August 2016 at Fair Cake London! Safe to say, it was amazing and I definitely learned a lot of new skills and techniques. One of my proudest culinary moments for sure.
Football cake
This was a fairly simple cake- pound cake, vanilla buttercream, fondant. Except... before this, I had never noticed (or cared😂) that there were two different shapes on a football! Anyway, this was a fun project that took me about a day. It was a request for the birthday of a football loving 5-year-old.
Chocolate layer cake
My favourite part about this cake is definitely the white chocolate detail. This was a vanilla cake with dark chocolate frosting. Can't go wrong! This cake was definitely a hit.
That's all from me for now. Thank you for reading!
MGG x
