My First fondant cake....

BUTCHAY: pipipooh cake ko!

   

  This is the first fondant cake i've made.its wrinkly all over (not too bad for a first timer though ;D )  it took a lot of courage :) it was fun,yeah.,but making fondant and shaping em' isn't that easy...it was SO HARD! not difficult,but HARD! with all the kneading..pinching and stretching awww..it took me 6 hrs to finish :0 my back aches..my shoulders...but everytime i hear my baby say 'cake ko yan,danda pipipooh,tenchu mommy'.. (its my butchay talking :D its pooh she's talking about) oh my...she takes my pain away :) the cake was entirely homemade...yellow mango vanilla cake covered in fondant...

                          
                           Hands in action (my messy table..)

its for her,she just turned 3!

 For those who wanted to know the recipe scroll down :)

Things You'll Need:

• 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 2/3 c. butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 c. milk
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 pack of powdered juice (mango flavor,i prefer sunday's)

• Cake Pans
• Hand Mixers
• Mixing Bowls
• Toothpicks
• Wire Cooling Rack
• Toothpicks
• Mixing bowls

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2  Combine flour,baking powder,powdered juice and salt in a small mixing bowl and set aside.

3 Grease and lightly flour one round 8-inch and 6-inch cake pans and set aside.

4 Beat butter or margarine with a hand mixer at medium speed for 30 seconds in a large mixing bowl.

5 Add sugar and vanilla and beat well.
6 Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
7 Add dry flour mixture and milk alternately, beating on low speed after each addition until just combined.
8 Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
9 Bake 30 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
10 Cool cakes in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
11 Remove cakes from pans and cool thoroughly on racks.
12 Frost with your favorite frosting.( for this cake, i use Betty Crocker rich & creamy chocolate frosting    which i bought at SM supermarket imported section)

Remember to frost your cake entirely and evenly for the fondant to stick :) and for the design uhhmmm...well,its up to you :) my baby likes pooh that's why i made pooh cake ;)

for the fondant,i know two kinds of making fondant. one, is the marshmallow fondant and the other is the complicated one...but for a beginner like me its pretty easy to start with the MMF...but if you want the complicated one,let me know,i'll post it :)

Marshmallow Fondant (MMF)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m344aukHKxM&feature=player_embedded

Have Fun Baking!