Ahh the topsy turvy cake. So much mystery… so much color… so much time… so much fondant… so much delicious.
And really really complicated.
Merilee and I have been planning on making this mini-topsy turvy cake for several weeks. We had no particular occasion, so we felt a mini-cake would be the least dangerous option.
We made 2″, 4″ & 5″ cakes, two layers each.
I got the recipe for Red Velvet Cake from Wilton. Fabulous fabulous fabulous recipe! I would definitely make it again.
It’s kind of a weird recipe… it called for vinegar and baking soda. I made a mini-volcano to put in the cake.
The batter was really cool looking…
After adding in the buttermilk, it looked like a pink river running through the batter!
Oh it was so good!
The cakes came out of the oven & we leveled them off with the Wilton cake leveler. So handy! (That’s Mer doing the leveling. She has nice nails. She could be a hand model.)
Mer also spent a lot of time and elbow grease into kneading the fondant, making it pliable.
I didn’t make her do ALL the work. Meantime, I was filling the layers & shaping the topsy-turvyness.
And for Mer… more kneading…
All the kneading paid off. We had two beautiful colors.
After a couple of hours of fighting with dried out fondant and clumsiness, we had a SUPER cute topsy turvy cake!
Only one problem…we couldn’t figure out what to do on the very tip top of the cake… so we took some left over fondant, rolled it into a ball and decorated it. Well, two problems. I dropped the middle layer & squished some of my pretty squigglies.
Voila!
Chow time!
First we made Ham & Pear Pizza again, but we used maple balsamic reduction instead of the honey balsamic sauce & we chopped the pear instead of sliced. Much much better than the last one. More surface area on the pear pieces in order to let the juices flow out into the rest of the pizza & combine flavors. Num-yummy.
Ok dinner’s over… dessert time!
It disappeared quickly!
Not a bad first try at a topsy turvy cake. I think it would have been easier to work with if it was a full size cake. The mini-size didn’t give us much to work with. I’d definitely try it again if I had an occasion for it!
Awww Em! It is really adorable! Yay Cake
The cake turned out so pretty! I love the the color combo. I wouldn’t have had the heart to cut the sweet little thing! I can’t wait to see what your next creation is!