Fondant....cont

So as I perused the aisles of Target I saw in the Easy Bake Aisle (no joke I think the first time I've ever been down this aisle too!) and I see this interesting new little girl baking...thing. It's called Girl Gourmet and whose face is stamped on the nice large box that costs a pretty penny?! CHEF DUFF! This man is becoming an everyday Chef Gusteau or Martha Stewart, if it has to do with fancy baking, he's there. ANYWAY! I see a refill cake and fondant box from Girl Gourmet. Total the refill cost $5 to play around with small amounts of fondant. Well naturally I of course has to try this out I mean even if I mess up horribly, it'll have cost me $5.

Well! I definitely changed a few things up since I didn't have the entire system that Mr. Chef Duff was selling. Instead of the instant cake that was in the box I made brownies; a nice dense but fluffy goodness that can handle fondant. I make a cute little heart brownie cake with more coconut frosting, it looks SO good! Then I start playing around with the fondant. And P.S. adding a "small spoonful" of water is not a valid measurement, especially for fondant. After adding too much water and then adding tons more powdered sugar to the red fondant mixture I finally have something to work with. Next hitch? The brownie cake that was small to begin with turns out to be more cake than I had fondant to cover it.

Needless to say I learned a couple things:

1. Fondant is indeed just like working with play dough
2. Just because I know how to work with play dough/fondant does not mean I know how to make it pretty when I try something difficult
3. Brownies covered in coconut frosting taste AMAZING!!

So my first attempt with fondant? I think it was a success in understanding how to handle it, but complete failure in the prettiness area. Therefore? I will not be posting pictures of the cake, more than anything I just don't want it some how finding its way to cake wrecks because it was just a simple test that I think I would get a C on really. Nothing amazing but the concept was grasped.

Fancy cake...minus fondant

So this weekend also saw the first attempt at a fancy cake. I was aiming to go for broke and have a fondant finish, but I sometimes neglect to read the label of what I am purchasing (long story)

But here is the first layer of an almond cake with coconut butter cream frosting and topped with strawberries. (it's ok to drool, no one will judge)









This is the top view of the first layer












So the second layer is on and the entire thing is covered in coconut butter cream frosting. It was ready and waiting for fondant when I discovered I had bought icing and not fondant...I'm a winner...









This last photo is the cake again from a bird's eye view. And P.S. it was a really good cake! Next time, there will be fondant!!

The fourth of July has come and gone

Hopefully each you had a blessed holiday weekend and celebrated our beloved country's birthday in style. This weekend for Baking Wizards was a busy one. And looking back with 7 pies and a fancy cake down, it wasn't too bad! Of course good ole' America called for nothing less than a fair amount of apple pies that of course didn't fail to impress. But of course this post has to include news and the news is: Cherry pie!!


So here we have the a cherry pie. So pretty and I believe up to par with the apple pies. I'm still waiting for feedback from the customer. Possible next venture? Peach pie!

Just a reminder

So with the 4th of July celebrations upon us, I thought I would take time to just remind everyone that Baking Wizards does take orders for Holidays, Birthdays, Showers, Parties, Celebrations, Family Dinner, Office Moral boosting, and the list in fact goes on and on and on.

So as you run around this 4th of July wondering where a perfect apple pie can be purchased, feel free to shoot us an e-mail or give us a ring a ding ding and I'm sure something can be worked out.

Anyway Happy Birthday America! Know on your 234th birthday you don't look a day over 100, with a few modernized touches here and there.