You Pinspire Me
Lately (ever since my broken wrist) I’ve been obsessed with “simple” and “easy” projects. I did a Pinterest search for “simple birthday cakes” and some of those were not simple – I mean, who does fondant?! I saw a fun cake from a blog called “All Boy Stuff ” where she just went with a batman logo in chocolate icing over a yellow icing background. I figured I can handle that – an easy Batman Cake!
So I baked my cakes in circle pans, made a basic batch of buttercream frosting and but a bunch of yellow food colouring in it. I iced it (skipped the sides, because I was going for simple, right?). Then I traced the logo from a t-shirt. I cut out the shape and traced it on the icing with a toothpick.
I added some cocoa powder to the leftover yellow icing, and it darkened very nicely into a chocolate colour. I filled in the shape using the “dam and flood” method. First you outline it by piping icing around the outside. Then you squeeze a bunch of icing throughout the inside and smooth it out with a knife – it gives it such a neat finish.
So here it is!
And I’m thinking I can use this for all kinds of superhero logos! A simple round cake, and print out the logo to trace! Superman, Green Lantern, etc.!
Marya R
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Great idea!! The possibilities are endless. My kids are always wanting cakes that are outside of my decorating ability. Thanks for the idea.
Nicely done! 🙂
I did fondant. Once, I think. You are correct to avoid it! This cake is absolutely wonderful, and I would guess that nearly every boy would love it and feel very special to have it made for him!! Great work!
That is one cool decoration. I admire anyone who can make art with their hands. My thoughts never translate to my hands the way I would want them to. It’s a good idea for people who make cases for children.