Did you know Mothers Day is May 9th? That is only twenty-seven days you have to find the perfect gift!
Good thing you stopped here.
Over the course of the next twenty-seven days I am going to be sharing with you some simple yet tear-inducing gifts that your mom will love.
I mean love.
First up is the Mothers Day Cake.
You can do this! Just bake a cake then make swirly things on top. Mom’s love swirly thingies!
But lets take it a step further.
Mom rocks right? She deserves something more. She deserves the little extra effort.
Can you see it? The swirls are actually made up of letters! (I did this before with my Spring Celebration Cake)
Its says, “happy mothers day” over and over and over again.
When you give mom her cake, she is going to feel so special. When you tell her that *you have devoted hours and hours to painstakingly writing out each individual letter to spell out ‘happy mothers day’ she is going to flip out.
*Disclaimer. Don’t lie to your mom. This cake took me less than an hour to decorate.
I used a box mix for this cake. Devils Food.
For the fondant… (this is exciting news for me so I have a little drum roll going in my head)..
I made it from scratch!
Now. People have been telling me for over six months to make my own, but I was scared.
It seemed hard! There are so many ways to mess up! It’s not going to look as nice and smooth as the store bought!
Psh-aw.
Nonsense.
1 bag mini marshmallows
1 pound confectioners sugar
1 tbsp water
shortening for greasing hands and surface
(cake before I added little hearts)
So not only was it easy, it tastes Great!! I actually ate cake with fondant and I enjoyed it!
Plus, it is SO MUCH cheaper!
Thank you, bakers of the world, for sharing your secrets. My wallet and taste-buds are forever grateful.
Be sure to stop back for my next Fantastic Mothers Day Gift Idea. (imagine an announcer with a really deep voice saying that in a really significant way)
I promise you won’t be disappointed!
YOU are the best blogger!!! Seriously! All of my Mother’s Day ideas will be posted AFTER Mother’s Day…you know it’s true!
LOVE this cake!!! It’s so, so pretty! Homemade fondant is on my list for the next 30 days….it’s supposed to be on one of my Mother’s Day ideas…we’ll see when I get around to it. June?
Was the fondant as smooth as the store-bought stuff?
I love marshmallow fondant. Tried it last year for the first time. Tastes WONDERFUL also. I found it easier to work with than the store bought stuff.
Amanda!! You never cease to amaze and inspire me! This is so beautiful!
~traci
I had to look twice to believe that you actually spelled out the words! What an amazing display of detail! The fondant recipe looks absolutely fabulous and easy, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing! Happy Mother’s Day to you!
Another wonderful cake. Love it!!! Great you tube video too. I might just have to try making fondant now. So, did you just do a crumb coat on your cake before covering it with the fondant or did you do a thicker layer of icing first?
Can'[t pick my jaw off the floor.
seriously!
am so glad you finally tried making your own fondant – am not going to say ‘i told you so’ 😉
LOVE it!
That is so pretty! Doing words in swirls like that could be used for so many different occassions! Thanks for the inspiration!
I have wanted to try fondant too, thanks for sharing, you have inspired me to really try it.
OMG! Beautiful work, as always!