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!
What a pretty cake. I love the idea of using words to make pretty swirls and congratulations on making your own fondant.
omg, that painstaking detail – so impressed!!
What a nice idea! I will try to bake a cake for my mom, thanks for giving me an idea.
-pia-
Lovely!
I’ve been following your blog for a few months now, and I L.O.V.E. your creations!!! I’m a wanna be baker and am so inspired by your beautiful designs. I haven’t gotten up the nerve to try anything yet, but I feel a weekend bake-off coming on. Thanks for the great tutorials and wonderful photos!
I absolutely love marshmallow fondant! I make it for all my kids birthday cakes. Its a mess to make but in my opinion, tastes so much better than regular fondant.
Love the cake!
Seriously, you astound me. I love coming to your blog because you go that one step further that I hadn’t always thought of yet. Love it!
Oh!! it’s sooo pretty!!!
I think you’re adding crack to this blog. I can NOT tear myself away from it!! My husband walks in, sees me ohhing and ahhing, sighs, and walks out again. I think he’s given up on me 🙂
I have a question… I noticed that you bake your cake layers individually, instead of splitting a cake… how much batter do you use for each pan?? (9″ pan) I would Much rather wash a couple extra pans than fight with a cake leveler!! (well, not really, I’d rather someone else wash the pans… but you know how it is :))
Fondant scares the daylights out of me. But after reading this and seeing that lovely cake, I may just try making my own and see what happens!
Oh my goodness! That is GORGEOUS and adorable. I must admit that I’no a big fondant fan, It sure looks perfect. Bravo!