So I thought I would make a cake that would include recognizable colors and symbols that were associated with St.
Patrick's Day. I came up with this cute and simple little cake. We have the colors green and gold and also a clover that match so well with the holiday. Wait, isn't their one more thing that we associate with this holiday? How about a ...
RAINBOW!!!!
Ok, you might have been thinking
Leprechaun, but I didn't know how to catch one of those, let alone stick it in a cake so this is the next best thing! I have to say this was WAY fun to make and it is such a surprise when you cut into it. Check out the process and then give it a try for some LUCKY person in your life. Happy baking and be sure to tell me how it turned out!!
Here we are with the cakes before they were baked. I colored the batter with A
mericolor for a very dramatic look, but
Wilton gel colors would also work too. Once the batter was colored I used piping bags to put it in the pans. I started on the outside with red and worked my way in. One tip: I did one layer of each color and then went back and did another layer on top of the last in the same color. If you tried to make it thick to begin with you
wouldn't have enough room for all your colors because they would run into the middle. Into the oven!!
Once they were baked and cooled I stacked them with a layer of my favorite cream cheese frosting and prepared to decorate the side.
Frost the edge with a nice (but not too heavy, or it will droop) layer of frosting and then work your way around the cake
placing M&M's. I always put the M on the inside so it is just the plain color you see. You may think this will take forever, but believe me it looks awesome and goes fast. Especially if you recruit some helpers. As long as they don't eat all your M&M's!
I printed this big shamrock off the
Internet on a piece of
card stock and cut it out. While I was doing this my frosting got a crust on it, which you want. I placed the paper on the cake and gently pressed all around the edges so it sunk into the frosting a little. Then I very lightly wet the shamrock frosting with just a little water on my fingers. Next I dumped on a ton on gold sanding sugar and this is what it looked like.
After that you can either dust off the excess sugars or just lift off the paper carefully. This was my end result. Sparkly and tasty!!
Then all you have to do is dig in and watch
everyone's surprised and excited faces!! YUM!
Hey! We are almost to a weekend. I can feel it and I am hoping that means I can have another movie night with my fam. That is where the inspiration for these brownies came from. We watched Disney's "Princess and the Frog" and just loved it. Well, we needed a treat to go along so this is what we came up with. Enjoy and let me know what you think!!!!
So first make the batter for your very favorite brownie (a mix is fine too.) Now before you bake it break up Oreo cookies in big pieces and press them into the batter. Then bake as directed. The brownie and the Oreo's are supposed to be the bog and the dirt. Once your cookies have cooled cover them in fudge. I made mine from scratch, but you can buy some pre-made(just like ice cream hot fudge). Just make sure it is nice and thick (no need to heat it up). Pour this all over your brownies and smooth flat. This is the mud.
Next comes the mint frosting (the frog). Tint a vanilla frosting your favorite shade of green and add some peppermint extract. Spread this evenly over the mud layer. Now you are ready for the princess part. I topped mine with a jimmy sprinkle that is pearlized so it is shiny and sparkles. You could also use a sanding sugar to get some sparkle. To finish them off all you need is the kiss! So I finished my brownies with Hershey's mini baking kisses. I had WAAAAY to much fun making these!
So, I bought these shoes a few weeks ago and didn't care that I had no where to wear them. They are gold and sparkle and I had to have them. Well I wore them while I made these and definitely felt like a princess!! Have Fun!!!
