Comments on: My Little Pony tiered birthday cake

By: Elaine Mitchell

Elaine Mitchell — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 18:46:35 +0000

In reply to valentina. Ok perfect thank you much.

By: valentina

valentina — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 04:43:52 +0000

In reply to Elaine Mitchell. Hi Elaine, the 5" cakes are small so they bake up thicker. The 8" cakes tend to bake flatter just due to the diameter. I believe I split the cakes in half to create more (thin) layers so I could amp up the height with more frosting in between each. But it will work out either way!

By: Elaine Mitchell

Elaine Mitchell — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 03:26:34 +0000

You said that you used 2 5 inch and 2 8 inch pans to bake the cake. Why does it look like its three layers? Which pans did you use?

By: valentina

valentina — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:53:09 +0000

In reply to Elaine Mitchell. It won't be horrible!!! You are working so hard and it will be fabulous!! Honestly I would recommend baking it probably 2 days in advance, wrapping it with plastic wrap and letting it sit in the fridge overnight until very cold. You could also do the fondant rainbow at this point too, you want to give it enough time to sit so that it dries completely. 1 day before I would fill and stack the cakes, do the crumb coat and probably the coat of final purple frosting as well. You could also go ahead and do the gumballs and fondant decorations at that point too. I would say if its already ready the day of the party you will save yourself a lot of stress! For the fondant letters, I would recommend to cut out and place them on the cake right away. I would not let them harden as the cake is slightly curved, so they may crack once you put them on the cake that way. Hope that all makes sense. I really would recommend against finishing it the day of the party unless you have no other options.

By: Elaine Mitchell

Elaine Mitchell — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:44:02 +0000

Sorry for all of the questions. I dont want to ruin her party by making a HORRIBLE cake .

By: Elaine Mitchell

Elaine Mitchell — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:43:00 +0000

In reply to valentina. What would be your best advice to make the cake? Her party is 08/11. Make the cake the night before and the fondant decorations? Put it in the fridge over night and decorate it the day of the party with icing?

By: valentina

valentina — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 18:03:38 +0000

In reply to Elaine Mitchell. I will say for crumb coating, make sure the cake and the frosting are both nice and cold! But you don't want the frosting to be so cold that it tears the cake either. And after the crumb coat let it sit in the fridge for probably at least 30 minutes so it is totally solid.

By: Elaine Mitchell

Elaine Mitchell — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 15:00:21 +0000

I have a scrapper similar to yours also metal. Ok makes sense because i would apply the icing once I make it. So next time I practice I will place it in the refrigerator. To keep it cool. I was getting frustrated because the crumbs were every where when I was drum coating. I guess I'll put in the fridge after Crum coating To keep cool for 10-15 minutes then take it out and put the cool icing on it?

By: valentina

valentina — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 19:28:45 +0000

In reply to valentina. You need to make sure your cake and frosting are cold enough to not be runny. I always run into trouble once the frosting get too warm.

By: valentina

valentina — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 19:27:45 +0000

In reply to Elaine Mitchell. Hi Elaine! I use a cake scraper like this to smooth out the sides of my cakes! OXO Good Grips Multi-purpose Stainless Steel Scraper & Chopper