Hello again viewers, long time I know. As a twenty year old girl finishing college and moving between various jobs to finally land in a bakery full-time, I have been pretty busy. But guess what! I was asked to make a cake for someone I don't even know! This may seem very trivial, but for a girl just starting out in cake decorating, this is a big step.
I was sent a picture via text of mushroom found in the classic video game Super Mario. This specific mushroom has special powers when eaten by Mario, allows him to grow! The idea of this being a cake sounded simply adorable, therefore I agreed :)
The flavor chosen was a vanilla cake with sliced strawberries.
The construction was rather difficult. Obviously, by simply looking one can see that the bottom is smaller than the top. The top is quite hefty in size and weight therefore the bottom needed to be strong. I definitely considered making the bottom just a solid rice krispie treat. It would add structure and stability. However, as a novice I just made it out of cake. The bottom started to bow after a few hours but i stablized both level with 4 small wooden dowels and a large dowel through the middle to attach the two.
I am not a fondant lover. It tastes fake and unappetizing. So instead of fondant, I covered the cake with modeling chocolate. The upside to modeling chocolate is that is is more forgiving than fondant :) However, it is just as hateful of the refridgerator as fondant is. Luckily I knew this beforehand and covered the cake last second to ensure it would not melt off or become sticky.
I am rather excited about how it turned out and hope the person enjoyed it aswell :)
I also hope you enjoy!
Megan
